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Is it correct to use the comparative adjective blacker? @Carlo: The words blacker and blackest are historically much more common than more black and most black See this Ngram The increase in "more black" and "most black" around 1970 has nothing to do with comparatives or superlatives Rather, it is because that is when "black" became the politically correct word to call African-Americans, rather than "colored" or "Negro"
What does the darkest of nights mean? - English Language Usage . . . German SE was discussing superlatives (in the sense of grammar) In that context, "the darkest of nights" simply means "a night darker than any other (of an unspecified number) " You can use it in a literal sense, as in "it was the darkest of nights when the power grid failed and the moon was new " Or, you can use it a figurative sense to convey that it was a night of great sorrow or some
pronunciation - Is forte pronounced fort or for-tay? - English . . . Summary: The confusion may come from 'forte' as used in music for strong or loud, which is definitely pronounced 'for tay' = ˈfɔr teɪ In French, the same letters are pronounced 'fort' = fɔrt But those languages are not English, and English has its own rules, inspired by the originals but with no compunction to remain faithful, at least here with the French borrowing
Alternative terms to Blacklist and Whitelist 'Whitelist' and 'blacklist', though they are very common usage, can sound somewhat strange nowadays because of, whatever the provenance, their connections with racially tinged words An alternative, which is based on current technology but not yet widespread is: allow list deny list 'Allow' and 'deny' are the labels used for some kinds security specification
Principles in the use of letters b, u and v in Early Modern . . . Keep in mind that typesetting mimicked handwriting, and in handwritten script the character v, for instance, would be written differently depending on whether it was at the start of a word or embedded within the word Likewise there was very little difference between u and v (And, of course, the boy (forget the title of the job) who was supposed to sort the used letters back into their bins
Word for a plan that has not been performed because of some issues A J Blacker and M T Williams; Pharmaceutical Process Development The scheme was not rejected outright After a lengthy discussion, during which the councillors asked about alternative locations, the possibility of renovating the present hall, and the cost, it was decided that further consideration was needed
What are the conventional words for characters (A-Z)? I have just read the newest post of DOGHOUSEDIARIES, and I am wondering whether the words for characters are fixed in the USA or the UK, as I am not a native English speaker For example: A as in