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- grammar - Is For why improper English? - English Language Usage . . .
For why' can be idiomatic in certain contexts, but it sounds rather old-fashioned Googling 'for why' (in quotes) I discovered that there was a single word 'forwhy' in Middle English – Kate Bunting Merriam-Webster has an entry forwhy chiefly dialectal : WHY, WHEREFORE forwhy archaic : BECAUSE, FOR, SINCE etymology Adverb Middle English, from Old English for hwī, for hwȳ
- meaning - Difference between socket and outlet - English Language . . .
While translating a technical document I began thinking about socket and outlet It seems like they're mostly interchangeable Is that correct? Or is there a difference between the two?
- meaning - Difference between floor and storey - English Language . . .
I've read once about "x stories" Want to know if there is any difference between stories and floors Or they are just alias for each other used in different variations of English language?
- grammaticality - Is Thanks a ton a commonly used phrase? - English . . .
The commonly used expression, in AmE, is thanks a million I think thanks a ton has derived from the same expression and eventually found its way to the mainstream I can't find anything for thanks a ton in NOAD, but see an entry for thanks a million Furthermore, I can't find the same expression registered in OED, which makes it chiefly American
- that + would = thatd? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Is "that'd" an appropriate contraction of "that" and "would"? I say it, but I'm not sure if it's a legitimate contraction in written form
- Plural of roof? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Am only 63 but rooves was the plural of roof just like sheep is the plural of sheep etc Am not finding the new language of the younger generation true Where are the teachers of spelling and grammar?
- Differences between sledge, sleigh and sled
Is there a difference between a sledge, a sleigh and a sled? Dictionary definitions suggest they are synonymous, but it certainly sounds wrong to refer to Santa Claus on a sledge
- vocabulary - Word to describe everyday things - English Language . . .
Is there any one word which can describe everyday things? By this, I mean things we commonly regard as things most people do every day, like taking a shower, brushing your teeth, getting dressed,
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