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- synonyms - Is connexion synonymous with connection? - English . . .
Is connexion synonymous with connection? Can I use it, for example, in an ethernet connexion?
- Why are connection and connexion both used in the same work?
The instances of connexion (84) are listed here, and the instances of connection (9) are listed here I think what I am reading is the author's 500-page condensation of the work linked My question is this: Why is connection used at all? Does it really mean something different? It appears to be used synonymously
- word choice - “Connect to” vs. “Connect with”: Which is better . . .
Which is better for this situation? Connect to your target audience Connect with your target audience
- etymology - Why did the word, “shellac” come to mean “to defeat . . .
la connexion française The verb, 'to shellac', in all its senses, derives from the noun 'shellac', which itself translates French laque en écailles, "lac in thin plates"
- What is the origin of the phrase playing hooky?
What does the word "hooky" mean in the phrase "play hooky" (skipping class truancy) and where did it come from?
- How and when did American spelling supersede British spelling in the US . . .
When did connexion supersede connection in British English? Answer: Around 1820 But it only did so for around 30 years, up through around 1850 Ngram colored vs coloured Since this one seems to be everybody’s favorite peeve, when did colored supersede coloured in American English? Answer: Around 1840 Ngram leveled vs levelled
- history - Is the etymology of salary a myth? - English Language . . .
Since, perhaps forever, I had always ‘known’ that the English word salary was derived from the Latin salarium, to the time when Roman soldiers were paid in salt for their service Salt was a highly-
- What is the origin of the minced oath “Jiminy”?
The Scandinavian connection you mention is actually also a reference to Jesus Christ I’m not sure if it exists in Swedish or Norwegian, but in Danish, a strikingly similar minced oath is Herre Jemini, where Herre means ‘Lord’ and Jemini is – even today – quite transparently a mincing of Jesus I was not aware of its origins from Jesu domine specifically (I always just thought of the
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