- Named vs called - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Over on Stackoverflow, I keep seeing questions wherein posters say: *I have an item named SoAndSo (a table, a file, etc ) Shouldn't it be: *I have an item called SoAndSo Is "named" an accepta
- questions - What is it called? VS What is it spelled? - English . . .
Is it because, in 'what is it called?', we are asking about the name of the object, and not necessarily the way to call it? I think if I write this, that will confuse my readers even more because they can also think that the name of the object is also the way we call it
- grammar - referred to as vs. called - English Language Usage . . .
In a sentence, is it better to use referred to as sth or called sth In the sentence I'm talking about TLS which is: most frequently referred to as SSL or most frequently called SSL I k
- What the #$@ %*! is that called? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
These have also been called obscenicons Several links on Language Log offer an in-depth look at their usage More on the early days of obscenicons Obscenicons a century ago CALL ME UNPRONOUNCEABLE The "word" represented by the symbols could be pronounced bleep: So people came up with a small set of conventional euphemistic readings for <expletive suppressed>: "bleep", "bleeping", "bleepity
- etymology - Why shrink (of a psychiatrist)? - English Language . . .
I know it originates from "head shrinking", but it doesn't help me a lot to understand the etymology Why are psychiatrists called that? Is it like "my head is swollen [from anguish, misery, stress
- What is the name of this type of word: Mr. , Ms. , Dr. ?
What is this type of word called: Mr , Ms , Dr ? In the document I am using, it is referred to as the "prefix", but I don't think that is correct
- single word requests - What is the name of the area of skin between the . . .
The pink parts are called the upper and lower vermilion, the border between the skin and the vermilion is called the vermilion border, the wet, shiny inner portion of what people call the "lips" is called the wet vermilion or the mucosa So, you see, Elliot has given you the accurate response How do I know?
- Origin of eye teeth - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The pointed long teeth — also called canines because they look a bit like those in dogs — are called eye teeth because the pair in the upper jaw lie directly below the eyes Originally, only the upper pair were given the name but later the pair in the lower jaw also came to be called eye teeth
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