narrow - Neck Ties

narrow - Neck Ties

where did the expression, "how are things in your neck of the woods" orginate?

.... "In the country, there aren't any street addresses. So you literally use landmarks to refer to where a person lives. Up in your neck of the woods or up the holler. On the mountain. Down on the river." ... ""Neck" had been used in English since a...

Is there such a place in woods (of the tree variety) as the 'neck'?

Yes there is. In nature, "neck" has referred to any narrow strip of water, ice or trees. So, originally, "neck of the woods" meant a stretch of woodland. Therefore "your neck of the woods" came to mean through common usage, a small area around where ...

What is standard for a school formal for the bloke, bow tie or neck tie?

Either, but I think bow ties are becoming more common. Even if everyone else wore a neck tie, I don't think you could go wrong with a bow tie. They're always classy.

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