2023年3月15日 · Etymonline gives a detailed history of suffix -ence.-ense is actually not a suffix the way -ence/ance is.. word-forming element attached to verbs to form abstract nouns of …

2011年1月20日 · @mickeyf: I guess you both need to agree on the definition of "rules". It sounds to me that mickeyf is talking about prescriptive rules, which are applied at some point in the …

Conclusions. The authorities seem to be all over the map on this question. Wallraff says that the source noun for the back-formed verb is troubleshooter while Pinker says that it is …

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2020年2月10日 · For the bit of logic, we can think about a time frame. I HAVE a book. (I close my time frame on the Present. I consider the Present.)

2018年9月3日 · The usage is typically "the late."I haven't heard it used without a determiner. Here are some quotations from the OED's definition of "late" (III.2.a(a)) showing this usage is typical …

2016年2月7日 · Here's an Ngram chart that tracks the frequency in Google Books search results of "wrought havoc" (blue line) versus "wreaked havoc" versus "worked havoc" (green line) for …

I have used the word inputted in an assignment and am being forced to change it to input. However, both the Oxford English Dictionary (I am in New Zealand so this is most relevant) …

2012年10月16日 · How is the causative form of fall used in English? In the present tense, often enough, A tree falls in the woods, but a logger falls trees as well. but in the past tense, A tree …

2012年12月17日 · 'The Hindu,' an Indian daily, reports: Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitely casted his vote at Chimanbhai Patel Institute opposite Karnavati club. Does the verb …