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- etymology - What is the origin of stat? - English Language Usage . . .
The word stat is an abbreviation of the Latin word statim, which has the meaning "instantly immediately" This usage was then generalized beyond the domain of prescriptions to refer to any action that needed to be taken immediately
- prepositions - Should we use opinion of or opinion on? - English . . .
In British English you might use 'of' for a specific thing, eg a book or person, and 'on' for a broad topic, eg 'your opinion on string theory' But it's not a very strong rule, I wouldn't feel that either was wrong This may be the effect of American English usage of 'on' To your specific question, We surveyed drivers' opinion on this device? of might be less ambiguous about whether you
- grammatical number - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
In basketball, football, hockey, and many other sport the teams get a set number of timeouts I was watching a summer league NBA game and there were some stat nerds talking and one referenced th
- This summer versus last summer - English Language Usage Stack . . .
Possible Duplicate: Which day does “next Tuesday” refer to? This is October We went to the hill station this year's (2012) summer Now, how do I say this to others I have been saying this sum
- writing - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I'm referring to the peculiar habit I sometimes see in formal documents, where a number is given numerically after it's spelled out It seems quite redundant: I need five (5) kumquats, stat! (Tho
- Is it awkward to start an email with I am [my name]. I am writing to . . .
Yes, it is awkward to start a letter or an email with an introductory statement of your name If you are writing a paper letter then your name address will be at the top of the letter; the structure of letters should be readily available somewhere on the Internet In an email you can discuss your circumstances (e g current job or school) in the body of the letter if and where it is relevant
- grammaticality - target or targets or targets - English Language . . .
You will want to use "target's" because the "'s" indicates that it is a possessive noun For example: "The target's attack power " "The cat's meow " "The dog's blue collar " "My aunt's boyfriend " Target is a singular noun, whereas targets is its plural counterpart They are to be used when simply referred to without possession "The target has the attack power stat " "The targets have
- Should the words city state province be capitalized (if not . . .
In your second example, "city" should not be capitalized Words for governmental or administrative units are only capitalized when they are used as part of a proper noun, such as the formal name of a city Your first example is correct so long as you're referring to the City of New York, as the formal name for New York However, if I were simply using the word "city" to disambiguate and not as
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