
"Extensible" vs. "extendible" - English Language & Usage Stack …
Nov 7, 2012 · Extensible was, through the mid-20th century, the most common form, but today it trails extendable by a substantial margin, while extendible continues to appear infrequently. …
"Good at" or "Good in" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
He is good at painting. is correct. He is good in painting. is definitely incorrect — I’ve heard this form from non-native speakers, but never I think from native speakers — but its meaning is still …
Why "motherboard" is used to refer to main board of computer
Wikipedia suggests that historically a "mainboard" was not extensible in this way, hence the need for different terminology. Many computer terms use human or biological words as metaphors: …
meaning - What does "too on the nose" mean? - English …
May 25, 2015 · Thanks, that gives me greater insight into painting, and seems fairly easily extensible to words/lyrics, dialogue, music, and plot. – tog22 Commented May 25, 2015 at 16:02
capitalization - Should the X in "X-ray" be capitalized? - English ...
Feb 21, 2018 · The confusion arises from the origin of 'x-ray' (or X-ray). Wilhelm Röntgen, a German, discovered and named them.
How do you quote a passage that has used '[sic]' mistakenly?
May 12, 2011 · Remove all [sic]'s. Quote what you need. Add the [sic]'s you feel are needed. On the entirety of the quote. Only a smart as# points out mistakes.