Why do we say back and forth?

The first records of back-and-forth come from around 1605. It is composed of the words back, meaning “toward the rear (backward)”, and forth, meaning “toward the front (forward).” If something literally moves backward and then forward, it is back where it started.

Do you hyphenate back and forth?

This adverbial phrase is good for describing any kind of to and fro movement. With hyphens, back-and-forth is an exchange of ideas: “The back-and-forth between the director and the audience was the best part of the film screening.”

What do you mean by back and forth across the pool?

back and forth across the pool – to swim across the swimming pool from one side to the other.

What means back and forward?

back and forth. Also, backward(s) and forward(s). To and fro, moving in one direction and then the opposite and so making no progress in either. For example, The clock pendulum swung back and forth. The term is also used figuratively, as in The lawyers argued the point backwards and forwards for an entire week. [

What is another way to say back and forth?

In this page you can discover 17 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for back-and-forth, like: vacillating, alternating, from-pillar-to-post, zigzag, backward and forward, backwards and forwards, from-side-to-side, to-and-fro, changeably, unsteadfastly and seesaw.

What do you call a back and forth conversation?

“Dialogue” or “discussion” seems best for a “back and forth” formal conversation about a narrow business topic. This can be opposed to “banter” which would be “back and forth” of broad topic and very non-formal.

Is thinly veiled hyphenated?

These are the other exceptions to the rule: “Very” and adverbs ending with “-ly” do not take hyphens. They are only adverbs, and adverbs do not modify nouns. So it would be impossible to misinterpret thinly veiled criticism as “criticism that is thinly and veiled”. That wouldn’t make grammatical sense.

What means to move back and forth quickly in physics?

flicker, flitter, flutter, quiver, waver. move back and forth very rapidly.

What is back and forth called?

from-side-to-side. 4. 9. to-and-fro. Moving forward and backward; back-and-forth.

What’s another word for going back and forth?

What is back and forth movement called?

vibration
The back and forth motion of the object is called vibration or oscillation.

What is it called when you go back and forth on a decision?

When you are unwilling to make a decision and almost intentionally go back and forth between two choices, you are equivocating.

Why does everyone know what left and right and up and down?

The thing is though is that everyone knows what left and right, backwards and forwards, and up and down are, everyone, and this I believe is because these directions relate to our own perception (rather than an objects). So right now as far as my nomenclature, it’s a huge mess.

What are the ikons on the bottom left constantly moving?

The Ikons on the bottom left constantly, quickly move back and forth, making it difficult to click on. The Ikons that move are the hidden ikons up arrow, battery/power ikon, cloud, network and audio. The time date and notifications are on steadily and do not move back and forth.

How do you describe forward and backward through the transverse plane?

You can use biological or aeronautical terms to describe forward and backward through the transverse plane: dorsal/posterior or aft for back and ventral/anterior and fore for forward. After reading some of the other answers it seems clear to me that you are stuck with either a frame of reference to the earth or from the point of view of self.

How close are north and south to each other?

North and South are close but they are not usually imagined from the first person point of view are are un-conviently pointed to a fixed spot on the horizon in this case.