http://www.bing.com:80/search?q=Vacuum+Exploded-ViewSearch resultshttp://www.bing.com:80/s/a/rsslogo.gifhttp://www.bing.com:80/search?q=Vacuum+Exploded-ViewCopyright © 2026 Microsoft. All rights reserved. These XML results may not be used, reproduced or transmitted in any manner or for any purpose other than rendering Bing results within an RSS aggregator for your personal, non-commercial use. Any other use of these results requires express written permission from Microsoft Corporation. By accessing this web page or using these results in any manner whatsoever, you agree to be bound by the foregoing restrictions.https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/406698/why-is-vacuum-pronounced-%CB%88v%C3%A6-kju%CB%90m-and-not-%CB%88v%C3%A6-kju%CB%90-%C9%99m-when-other-uum-wor+1 It seems that vacuum is the odd word out when placed in a lineup with (for example) continuum, individuum, menstruum, and residuum. I don't know why the -uum in vacuum came to be pronounced differently from the -uum in the others, but to judge from the pronunciation offered in John Walker's A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language (1807), 'twas not always thus.Thu, 02 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/413139/can-i-call-a-vacuum-cleaner-cleaner-a-vacuum-cleanerIf a 'vacuum cleaner cleaner' is a machine for cleaning vacuum cleaners, then the person who cleans the vacuum cleaner cleaner would be a 'vacuum cleaner cleaner cleaner'.Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:44:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/29924/where-is-the-root-morpheme-in-modern-english-evacuate-and-vacuumClearly they are related through Latin, from e- and vacare (out of and to empty) and from vacuus (empty), and in Latin the shared morpheme is vac-. More interesting may be the relationships with vain, vast and waste which have similar origins in Latin or proto-Indo-European, but which have more specific meanings in modern English.Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:38:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/538636/idioms-or-phrases-to-answer-to-obvious-yes-questionsIs the pope catholic? Do vacuum cleaners suck? Is water wet? Is the hypotenuse the longest side of a triangle? Does a bear live in the woods? I’ll answer you with my favorite ‘Y’ word—Yes! Is the sky blue? I totally ‘scored’ getting asked by you. Yes! How do you spell yes? Would you take ‘yes’ for an answer? I haven’t said no ...Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:44:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/19167/when-did-television-become-known-as-the-tubeThe CRT or Cathode Ray Tube is the vacuum tube/electron gun combination that (before plasma and LCD televisions) was the basis of all televisions and computer monitors.Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:21:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/5699/electronic-vs-electricThe vacuum tube was soon replaced by semi-conductor materials. The technology was named solid state electronics because, semi-conductor materials, like vacuum, are actually insulators that can conduct more or less when activated.Wed, 01 Apr 2026 03:59:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/422700/what-is-the-word-phrase-for-a-person-at-a-company-that-has-very-specific-knowledA talent/knowledge vacuum is created as talent redundancy has been overlooked and nobody else knows how to do Sara's job, then that leg of the company experiences failure until a solution for Sara's absence is resolved.Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:43:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/3178/referring-to-objects-as-sheMost of the "she" style labels I hear are half terms of endearment and half self mockery. I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest if a man referred to a vacuum cleaner as "she" even though there is no life-threatening situation or potential harm. Likewise, objects with the label "she" are not necessarily unknown to the men involved.Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:10:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/38293/why-is-zero-followed-by-a-plural-nounI could have: Two books One book Zero books Why is zero followed by a plural form? I don't expect English to always make sense, but everything has a reason, even if the reason is stupid. The defini...Sat, 28 Mar 2026 11:21:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/55040/at-hand-vs-on-hand-vs-in-handWhat's the difference between at hand, on hand and in hand? At hand seems to me as if you have something in reach. On hand is if you have something in stock. And in hand can be used as if you have ...Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:19:00 GMT