- synonyms - Is connexion synonymous with connection? - English . . .
Is connexion synonymous with connection? Can I use it, for example, in an ethernet connexion?
- word choice - “Connect to” vs. “Connect with”: Which is better . . .
Which is better for this situation? Connect to your target audience Connect with your target audience
- word usage - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Spelling shifted from connexion to connection (especially in American English) mid-18c under influence of connect, abetted by affection, direction, etc See -xion
- What is the origin of the phrase playing hooky?
What does the word "hooky" mean in the phrase "play hooky" (skipping class truancy) and where did it come from?
- etymology - Why did the word, “shellac” come to mean “to defeat . . .
la connexion française The verb, 'to shellac', in all its senses, derives from the noun 'shellac', which itself translates French laque en écailles, "lac in thin plates"
- How and when did American spelling supersede British spelling in the US . . .
When did connexion supersede connection in British English? Answer: Around 1820 But it only did so for around 30 years, up through around 1850 Ngram colored vs coloured Since this one seems to be everybody’s favorite peeve, when did colored supersede coloured in American English? Answer: Around 1840 Ngram leveled vs levelled
- history - Is the etymology of salary a myth? - English Language . . .
Since, perhaps forever, I had always ‘known’ that the English word salary was derived from the Latin salarium, to the time when Roman soldiers were paid in salt for their service Salt was a highly-
- phrases - jury-rigged, or jerry-rigged - English Language Usage . . .
As far back as I can remember, the usage went something like "Their jury was rigged, and that's how he got away " Or, "They Jerry-rigged the controller at the last moment and it worked!" I used to
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