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- Extensible vs. extendible - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Extensible was, through the mid-20th century, the most common form, but today it trails extendable by a substantial margin, while extendible continues to appear infrequently Writers and editors ought to settle on the most firmly established form-- extendable , which is as well formed as the variants--and trouble their minds with weightier matters
- Good at or Good in - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
He is good at painting is correct He is good in painting is definitely incorrect — I’ve heard this form from non-native speakers, but never I think from native speakers — but its meaning is still clear; it doesn’t risk confusion
- Why motherboard is used to refer to main board of computer
Wikipedia suggests that historically a "mainboard" was not extensible in this way, hence the need for different terminology Many computer terms use human or biological words as metaphors: Master Slave (controller and devices) Male Female (plugs and ports) Mouse; Peers; Server Client
- meaning - What does too on the nose mean? - English Language Usage . . .
Thanks, that gives me greater insight into painting, and seems fairly easily extensible to words lyrics, dialogue, music, and plot – tog22 Commented May 25, 2015 at 16:02
- capitalization - Should the X in X-ray be capitalized? - English . . .
The confusion arises from the origin of 'x-ray' (or X-ray) Wilhelm Röntgen, a German, discovered and named them
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