"Vendor" vs. "vender" in Standard American English
Oct 1, 2016 · The spelling vendor is the standard spelling. The New Yorker, as part of its bizarre house style, uses the spelling vender. No one else does, besides those trying to emulate The New Yorker’s …
Difference between the use of "supplier", "vendor", "provider"
Which is the difference between the use of supplier, vendor, provider? The way I see it, they are complete synonyms. Am I right?
word choice - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Sep 10, 2014 · He is the implementor of the library. He is the implementer of the library. Which is correct?
"Thru" vs. "through" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Nov 20, 2012 · Slang is “very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language”. Since thru is the exact …
The history of “to see say” better known as “voir dire”
Dec 27, 2022 · Fans of the American TV show, Law & Order, may be familiar with the procedure called voir dire, whereby lawyers interrogate would-be-members of the jury in order to select jurors …
Why is it spelled "dummy" and not "dumby?"
Sep 6, 2024 · Dumby did exist but is now obsolete: (rare) Alternative form of dummy (“stupid person”) (card games) Archaic form of dummy (“hand shown to be played from by another player”). …
What does 'gotcha' mean? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Dec 10, 2010 · Gotcha actually has several meanings. All of them can be derived from the phrase of which this is a phonetic spelling, namely " [I have] got you". Literally, from the sense of got = "caught, …
Why are the "donkey" and the "butt" both named "ass"?
Apr 29, 2013 · It's a historical accident—they’re really two different words. In the sense buttocks, the word goes back to OE ærs, and beyond that to Proto Indo-European: there are cognates in Greek, …
How is the word "qua" used? - English Language & Usage Stack …
Jan 16, 2011 · Qua can usually be read as the word "as". It is an occasionally useful (and rarely used) link-word in English. I was just reading about qua in Fowler's (incl. the 3rd ed by Burchfield) a couple …
synonyms - What is word for "small but powerful"? - English Language ...
Sep 21, 2014 · I'm looking for a word or idiom that describes something that is small but powerful. For example, a tiny computer that is capable of doing the same work as a larger computer.