Coterminous vs. Conterminous? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Are they interchangeable? Based on this n-gram 'coterminous' is more common, though 'conterminous' seems more accurate? Coterminous having the same border or covering the same area being the same in extent; coextensive in range or scope Conterminous having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous meeting at the ends; without an intervening gap
Do coterminous and conterminous have exactly the same meaning? Yes, conterminous and coterminous both mean "to share a boundary" According to the entries for co- and con-, below, co- is an Anglicising of con-, which is possibly why Latin purists prefer con- In this instance co- and con- both mean together or with Etymology of co- in Latin, the form of com- in compounds with stems beginning in vowels and h- and gn- (see com-) Taken in English from 17c
grammatical number - €10 = ten euro or ten euros? - English . . . 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, notwithstanding normal English usage Otherwise, normal English plurals are recommended and used; with many local variations such as 'centime' in France Wikipedia
Synced or synched - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Which is correct: synced or synched? Is one of these American and the other British spelling or are they interchangeable? I have only ever seen sync used in the computing industry
Is actioned a valid word? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange I've just, without much fore thought, used the word "actioned" in the following (example) context, and am now wondering if it's valid (upon a re-read I've decided I don't like the way it sounds, he
Origin of the term Pom - English Language Usage Stack Exchange I am fishing for an explanation The term 'Pom' for an Englishman is used in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa The common explanation is that it is derived from 'pomegranate' - saying the Br
Is there a proper term to describe ⅓ of a year (4 months)? I am looking for a proper single work term to describe one third of a calendar year Trimester does not seem correct as it seems to refer to a period of three months (one third of a pregnancy or one
What is the difference between proven and proved? The New Oxford American Dictionary has the following note For complex historical reasons, prove developed two past participles: proved and proven Both are correct and can be used more or less interchangeably: this hasn't been proved yet; this hasn't been proven yet Proven is the more common form when used as an adjective before the noun it modifies: a proven talent (not a proved talent