What is a wheal? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
OED has wheal n.3 Etymology: < Cornish huel. local. A mine. 1830 Eng. & For. Mining Gloss. Wheal is an Anglicisation of the Cornish word. It's interesting that Wiktionary's earliest citation appears to …
What to call the lump on skin from mosquito bite?
May 16, 2012 · But wheal n.² is current: “2. In modern medical use, a flat, usually circular, hard elevation of the skin, esp. that characteristic of urticaria.” Its etymology is listed as “Misspelt form of weal n.² …
When is it more correct to say 'did not' and when 'didn't'?
Jun 8, 2020 · I noticed multiple times, when writing in Microsoft Word that the program suggests a correction, from either form to the other. I can't seem to follow the logic. When is it better to say did …
orthography - Waling vs wailing vs whaling upon - English Language ...
May 22, 2017 · There's a saying I hear used which I've spelled as “wailing upon”, implying someone besetting someone else to such an extent they are overwhelming that person. I mostly …
terminology - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
May 23, 2016 · I need to translate a german business document where in the footnote of each page a single word or term determines the last approved modification of the document. So far, I found "as …
formality - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Jun 1, 2020 · Many summer programs/university applications require me to provide a prefix I would prefer to be called by. I always type "Mr.", but as I'm younger than 18, is this appropriate usage? …
A word/phrase for something that is the mirror reflection of something ...
Sep 17, 2020 · Are you looking for "mirror image" ? mirror image (noun) "something that has its parts reversely arranged in comparison with another similar thing or that is reversed with reference to an …
Equivalent of "both" when referring to three or more items?
Apr 24, 2011 · What would be the correct word to use when referring to three or more items, in the same manner as the word both? For example, using two words, with the word both: "There are several …
"call out" vs "call in" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Dec 3, 2022 · Apparently, both call in sick and call out sick are used and there is a regional difference in usage in U.S. English. Based on a poll where 7493 US adults surveyed, calling in sick is the most …
Defining "quain" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Feb 27, 2018 · In "Kinds of Verse" poet Gerard Manley Hopkins writes The former [rhythmic repetition] gives more tone, candorem, style, chasteness, the latter [intermittent repetition] more brilliancy, …