Aug 7, 2015 · Which is the proper spelling? "I am just gaging interest" "I am just gauging interest" Google searching is giving me inconsistent results. Also: If the answer is "gaging", why does …

Aug 4, 2011 · The figurative use is from 1580s. As a noun, "fixed standard of measure," early 15c. (surname Gageman is early 14c.), from O.N.Fr. gauge "gauging rod." Meaning "instrument for …

Sep 18, 2014 · But I'm not sure about prime. We will have multiple items with the label prime, and I am not sure if prime should only be used with a singleton. Are prime, major, minor, and slight …

Mar 16, 2020 · It seems fairly clear that the controversy over focusing on standardized testing as a means of gauging the quality of education that a school offers has caused this small geyser …

Dec 2, 2014 · @rintaun: Those are not "examples the other way", since "anymore" and "everyday" are both cases where a compound was standardly written open ("I don't eat any more") or at …

Apr 18, 2020 · One way of gauging usage better if you do not live in an English-speaking country is (in general) to read or (specifically) to look at the examples in an online dictionary (I use …

Feb 24, 2015 · However a common term for a value that is used to measure or count something is "metric" noun Often, metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially …

Oct 2, 2018 · 0 Is there a word for a phenomenon where someone gets promoted two-five tier above their original rank regardless of the reason (preferably neutral word) Example 1 …

Jan 4, 2017 · Hi didn't mean for you to heat it it, you hinfernal rogue you!" It seems to me extremely likely that the blushworthy "bloody hell" of the 1800s was rendered in some quarters …

take one's bearings - to be in the process of gauging orientation or direction, also with little suggestion of disorientation; you would take your bearings before finding your bearings or …