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- american english - Named for vs. named after - English Language . . .
Clearly "named after" means something along the lines of "These drawings are by Smith after those of Jones" where the "after" meaning "following as a consequence", so understood to mean "in honour of" The American "named for" is clearly in the sense that I do something "for" you, ie as a gift, so if I named something after someone, it would be as a gift "for" them, so it was named "for" them
- Named vs called - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Over on Stackoverflow, I keep seeing questions wherein posters say: *I have an item named SoAndSo (a table, a file, etc ) Shouldn't it be: *I have an item called SoAndSo Is "named" an accepta
- Are people named or called? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
People are both named and called You are "named" at birth by your parents, and "called" by other people during your lifetime In your examples, however, I would use neither verb "The first president of the United States, George Washington, never cut down a cherry tree " That does not mean those verbs do not have their uses, however Sometimes it improves the flow of a sentence or changes the
- What might a pub named the bull and last likely be a reference to?
In the Kentish town Highgate area are two pubs, The Bull and Last and The Bull and Gate What might such pub names be references to?
- single word requests - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Is there a term for the construction of specifying someone or something solely via a relative clause without explicitly naming it, as in the example in the title - either at the level of grammar or
- What is the difference between named and termed?
However, termed is much more formal and is often used to describe very specific concepts in multiple different fields named, on the other hand, is a bit less formal and thus, much less restrictive than termed The general consensus seems to be: if you want to give a name to a very specific concept in a formal environment, pick termed
- Why is muscle cramp called a “charley horse”?
The history told me nothing why an involuntary, extremely painful spasm, is named after a horse called Charley Charley in the UK is often spelled Charlie, a diminutive of Charles, and it's also used to call a foolish or silly person
- grammaticality - My friend named. . . . I have a friend named called . . .
Is it okay if I just say "My friend named"? or should I complete the sentence to "I have a friend named" Thanks in advance :)
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