Distribution of slang term “opp” - English Language & Usage Stack ...
Apr 3, 2023 · The mainstream dictionary entries seem to be either for "opp" meaning "opportunity" (as in "business opp", "job opp"), or as an abbreviation for terms such as "opposite" or "opus". So I think …
single word requests - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Nov 10, 2015 · Opp. to rare. and 'rare' in this sense: a. Originally: (of an organ or tissue, soil, or other substance) having the constituent material or particles loose or not closely packed together; not …
'Phrasal verb' versus 'Verb phrase' - English Language & Usage Stack ...
Oct 27, 2024 · Your account of the accident does not agree with hers. OPP disagree There are two definitions of a verb phrase. According to the first, we consider the smallest assemblage of words of …
What are the differences between "inverse", "reverse", and "converse"?
Apr 26, 2011 · Late to the party: if your original statement is P => Q, then the converse is Q => P and the inverse is !P => !Q. It happens that the inverse and the converse are logically equivalent, but they …
What do we call the “rd” in “3ʳᵈ” and the “th” in “9ᵗʰ”?
Aug 23, 2014 · Our numbers have a specific two-letter combination that tells us how the number sounds. For example 9th 3rd 301st What do we call these special sounds?
Which is correct, "opt out of" or "opt out from" and why?
May 9, 2022 · Welcome! Please edit to show what you've found already, why you think that one might be more "correct" than the other, and what shade of meaning you want. This is not really different …
What is the proper convention for writing onomatopoeia?
Dec 3, 2011 · I think you'd soon get in a lot of trouble if you opted for quoting all onomatopoeic words, and tried to apply this consistently. Nearly everyone agrees beep, moo, and cuckoo are …
Etymology of word "forgive" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Aug 21, 2016 · I am interested in etymology of word "forgive". It is interesting that english word "forgive", german word "vergeben" and french word "pardonner" share the same pattern: for + give ver + ge...
grammatical number - Using "are/is" after a list with "and/or ...
Each of your sentences is a compound sentence; that is, each is composed of two sentences reduced to one: James is going to help you and Mark is going to help you => James and Mark are going to help …
vocabulary - Difference between lexicon and dictionary - English ...
Jul 20, 2011 · What is the difference between a lexicon and a dictionary? Is a lexicon just an über-big dictionary?