Apr 28, 2018 · I noticed Robin Michael, who is on this site, stated she learned to spell the word 'vacuum' as "vacumn". I was also taught the same thing in school around 40 years ago; I always scored the

I've never heard of "volumn," and a few searches turn up nothing except several people who claim to have seen this word in use. On Newsgorilla a couple of researchers took on the task of finding it in …

Jun 12, 2015 · I know: Single Double Triple Quadruple But what comes next? Up to 10 would be fine.

Nov 7, 2021 · I know that I can say "I was drawn to someone," but can I also say "I was drawn to something by X"? I want to imply how I came across a topic that later became a …

Every time I hear this idiom, I cogitate to no avail as to its sense. Why is it a whistle, and not a lantern, or an axe?

Mar 7, 2024 · "Automize" isn't in Merriam-Webster, and has one attestation from 1902 in the OED (from the American Journal of Psychology, referring to automatism rather than automation). Most hits are …

May 16, 2024 · It would be unusual, though hardly unacceptable, to capitalise the pandemic (to emphasise the magnitude). Thus Conrad Duncan, writing under the Imperial College London aegis, …

Aug 14, 2010 · The OED’s first sense of “to speak with ——”, meaning “To converse with, talk to; to consult or confer with”, doesn’t seem restricted to North America. Citations from English (and indeed, …

Dec 18, 2013 · Why are women called chicks? Is there a negative connotation, I do assume there are sexist undertones there. Any idea about the etymology or origin of the term? Is it derived, in anyway, …

Aug 5, 2010 · Are there any concrete rules that say which words (parts of speech) in a title should start with a capital letter? What would be a correct capitalization for the title of this question?