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- etymology - What is the origin of stat? - English Language Usage . . .
The word stat is an abbreviation of the Latin word statim, which has the meaning "instantly immediately" This usage was then generalized beyond the domain of prescriptions to refer to any action that needed to be taken immediately
- Status vs. state - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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- What is the origin of the suffixes statin and medin?
-stat is a very common suffix in medicine -Medin comes from the same rood as mediate, the Latin word mediāre (past participle: mediātus), to be in the middle, to intercede, + -in (it's also a peptide ) A hormone which intercedes (or up-regulates) something else can have the suffix -medin Somatomedins are hormones that promote cell growth in
- When should ‘state’ be capitalised? - English Language Usage . . .
U S style guides From [Merriam-]Webster's Standard American Style Manual (19885): Words designating global, national, regional, or local political divisions are capitalized when they are essential elements of specific names
- What is a state of being? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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- What is the plural form of status? - English Language Usage Stack . . .
What is the plural form of "status"? I agree that today a similar question would be considered off-topic and probably migrated to ELL but the risk with closing under researched questions is that one day, not today, not tomorrow but maybe in six months time or in five years, this page will be deleted
- slang - What is the etymology of dope meaning excellent, great . . .
Dope is a rather new slang word that is used to define someone or something excellent, great, impressive OED says that it is originally in African-American usage and chiefly among rap musicians and
- abbreviations - Are state initials supposed to be capitalized . . .
If I'm writing an article, and I mention a city and state, how do I write the state For example, "My friend is visiting from Los Angeles, CA " OR "My friend is visiting from Los Angeles, Ca " I
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