orthography - British spelling of programme and diagram - English ...
May 13, 2013 · The form diagramme was found in English. When it was first borrowed into English from French, this was done with people familiar with the French (obviously) and they used it as such. It is …
grammar - Heavily raining or Raining heavily? - English Language ...
Jun 14, 2021 · Sentences : It is/was heavily raining here. Or It is/was raining heavily here. In a conversation with my friend I said that "Oh! Its heavily raining here".But he/she has …
word choice - "On the last week" or "In the last week"? - English ...
According to Google Ngram viewer, "in the last week of..." is much more common. This fits with my feeling as a native speaker, too: in or during for a range of time like a week, month, or season ("in the …
Is "each's" a word? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Feb 21, 2021 · According to Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage (2015; link), each's is an uncommon but acceptable use: The distressing conflict between Catholics and Jews… is driven by …
How common are "shooken" and "tooken" in spoken speech?
Sep 28, 2017 · I've been constantly been hearing the non-standard forms "tooken" and "shooken" in many people's spoken speech (particularly in the Northeast of the USA). Does anyone know when …
Should I always use a comma after "e.g." or "i.e."?
Mar 13, 2011 · @VincentKrebs in that example the "e.g." seems parenthetical: it could be omitted entirely. Therefore, it should have two commas (one before and one after) or none, the choice being …
"unless stated otherwise" or "unless otherwise stated"?
Aug 6, 2011 · Convention: R^n is always assumed to carry the Euclidean topology, unless stated otherwise. Convention: R^n is always assumed to carry the Euclidean topology, unless otherwise …
What is the bracket rule for removing letters in quotations?
Sep 11, 2024 · Are you using any particular style guide? Most will tell you that you don't need to quote everything and paraphrase is often preferred. I have no way of knowing what is the reason for …
How should I spell Zelensky? - English Language & Usage Stack …
Apr 17, 2022 · Recently, Volodymyr Zelensky (for this question, I will use the shorter version of his name), the president of Ukraine, has been in the news frequently due to the war in his country. …
differences - Is it "flotation" or "floatation"? - English Language ...
Sep 30, 2012 · Is the difference between flotation and floatation a US/UK difference or something else? I think I did see floatation in some physics book.