
single word requests - Weekly, Daily, Hourly --- Minutely...? - English ...
Sep 16, 2010 · "Hourly," "daily," "monthly," "weekly," and "yearly" suggest a consistent approach to creating adverbial forms of time measurements, but the form breaks down both in smaller time units …
grammatical number - €10 = "ten euro" or "ten euros"? - English ...
Feb 21, 2011 · In this case, in English Euro (or euro) has two accepted plural forms: euros and euro. In Community legislative acts the plural forms of euro and cent are spelled without the s, …
Origin of "the beatings will continue until morale improves"
Jul 1, 2024 · What is the origin of the phrase the beatings will continue until morale improves? There is a Metafilter and a Quora out on it, but they are inconclusive, and the phrase does not appear in the
"that" + "would" = "that'd"? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Aug 31, 2010 · Is "that'd" an appropriate contraction of "that" and "would"? I say it, but I'm not sure if it's a legitimate contraction in written form.
vocabulary - Word to describe "everyday things" - English Language ...
May 16, 2011 · Is there any one word which can describe everyday things? By this, I mean things we commonly regard as things most people do every day, like taking a shower, brushing your teeth, …
prepositions - "in the year 1908" or "in the year of 1908" - English ...
Feb 21, 2023 · I recommend "in the year 1908" then. It's hard to argue in any case that the year belonged to or derived from "1908", which would warrant the use of the word "of". AKA "Freud is a …
"unless stated otherwise" or "unless otherwise stated"?
Aug 6, 2011 · Convention: R^n is always assumed to carry the Euclidean topology, unless stated otherwise. Convention: R^n is always assumed to carry the Euclidean topology, unless otherwise …
differences - "Lower number" vs. "smaller number" - English Language ...
May 22, 2011 · Is −9 a smaller number than −8? And is −9 a lower number than −8? What is the difference between lower and smaller here?
etymology - What is the origin of the word "goodbye"? - English ...
Aug 20, 2010 · I've heard that goodbye comes from God be with you. Is that true? If so how did it become good? Did goodbye always have the same meaning it has now?
What is the difference between "appropriate" and "suitable"?
Mar 1, 2011 · The definitions shown by the NOAD are the following: suitable: right or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation appropriate: suitable or proper in the circumstances The …