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  1. "Named" vs "called" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Over on Stackoverflow, I keep seeing questions wherein posters say: *I have an item named SoAndSo (a table, a file, etc.). Shouldn't it be: *I have an item called SoAndSo. Is "named" an accepta...

  2. american english - "Named for" vs. "named after" - English Language ...

    Aug 3, 2014 · Clearly "named after" means something along the lines of "These drawings are by Smith after those of Jones" where the "after" meaning "following as a consequence", so understood to …

  3. What is the difference between "named" and "termed"?

    Aug 1, 2018 · However, termed is much more formal and is often used to describe very specific concepts in multiple different fields. named, on the other hand, is a bit less formal and thus, much …

  4. single word requests - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Feb 18, 2021 · Is there a term for the construction of specifying someone or something solely via a relative clause without explicitly naming it, as in the example in the title - either at the level of …

  5. Are people named or called? - English Language & Usage Stack …

    May 7, 2019 · People are both named and called. You are "named" at birth by your parents, and "called" by other people during your lifetime. In your examples, however, I would use neither verb. "The first …

  6. What might a pub named "the bull and last" likely be a reference to?

    Jun 11, 2023 · In the Kentish town/Highgate area are two pubs, The Bull and Last and The Bull and Gate. What might such pub names be references to?

  7. Is the usage of "labeled" preferred to the usage of "named"?

    Dec 15, 2010 · I'd use "named" or go with the fourth option, which just names the method. There are lots of synonyms for "name" but, importantly, "label" isn't really one of them. Edit 2: Google's built-in …

  8. direct objects - I have named him/he who shall not be named?

    Jan 4, 2014 · I have named him who shall not be named and She made him who he is today are very different structures; 'who shall not be named' is a relative clause whereas 'who he is today' is a …

  9. Pluralization of names - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    If I were to use the sentence "There are lots of John Smiths" in the world, would that be the correct use for saying that there are a lot of people named John Smith in the world?

  10. grammaticality - My friend named..../ I have a friend named/called ...

    Oct 8, 2018 · Is it okay if I just say "My friend named"? or should I complete the sentence to "I have a friend named". Thanks in advance.:)