"Queueing" or "Queuing" - English Language & Usage Stack …
Mar 12, 2012 · Which spelling is better, queueing or queuing? Both words seem to mean the same, but there are two different spellings. My context is: Queueing Latency . versus. Queuing …
verbs - Difference between "queue" and "enqueue" - English …
The crowd was queuing at the snack bar. And now look at this definition of 'Enqueue' as a verb from the Oxford Dictionaries- enqueue: VERB (enqueues, enqueuing or enqueueing, …
What's the proper word for a person waiting in a queue?
Jul 31, 2012 · Look at all those queuers queuing! I wonder what they're waiting for. 1 "queuer, n.". OED Online. June ...
Where does the phrase "No ifs, no buts, no coconuts" come from?
UPDATE (June 3, 2017): I should mention two other confirmed early occurrences of related phrases. One is an instance of "no ifs, no buts, no cuts" from 1999 (probably) in Legal Action: …
What is a word for an officious person who tells the ending of …
But I must I admit if someone started talking loudly about the plot twists of the film we're all queuing for at the cinema, I wouldn't be expecting to hear cries of "Be quiet, you spoiler!" In …
Twice vs Two Times - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
May 21, 2014 · Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for …
Difference between "movie", "film" and "motion picture"
I was once queuing to buy a ticket for a film at the BFI and there was an American ahead. He asked "I'd like a ticket for the movie." The attendant replied "Here is you ticket for the film," and …
"Updatable" vs. "Updateable": which is correct?
Jan 31, 2012 · Updatable vs updateable: Both of them are correct and acceptable. Google Ngram shows that updatable is more prevalent than updateable.
grammaticality - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Jun 12, 2015 · If 10 fair algorithms are evaluated, 5 might be judged to have "superior fairness." After further analysis, there might be one deemed to be "most fair," but I don't have huge …