
meaning - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
May 25, 2012 · Wikipedia: Puce On the difference in interpretation: Yahoo: What does the color puce look like? I never heard of it until just now. Peggy Oberlin Interiors: Puce , Puse , Peuse , Peuce – …
Can I use "well received" as a response to professional emails?
Jun 1, 2020 · I am a PhD student. Sometimes my professor sends me an email to inform me about something. Can I used "well received" to respond to her message?
How does "pussy" come to mean "coward"? - English Language
The word pussy is often used to mean "coward". This guy is a pussy. and I am wondering why. How are woman's genitals related to being a "coward"?
Term for sentences using multiple repeated words
Aug 14, 2014 · Is there a term to describe the repeated usage of the same word in a sentence. Repetition is probably too broad for this, as it does not quite capture the deliberate and multiple …
terminology - What do you call one who believes in a higher power but ...
Oct 18, 2016 · What do you call a person who believes in a higher power but doesn't call that higher power "God"? Someone who respects every religion as a subject of study, or a valid belief system, …
"How about" vs. "What about" - English Language & Usage Stack …
Feb 22, 2011 · Is there a difference between starting a question with How about and What about? Can we use both expressions interchangeably?
Correct abbreviation of "engineer" - English Language & Usage Stack ...
Jun 3, 2012 · What is the correct abbreviation of engineer? In my organization, some of my colleagues use Eng. and some use Engr.
"In doing so" vs "In so doing" - English Language & Usage Stack …
Dec 4, 2016 · What's the difference between "in doing so" and "in so doing"? I believe they're interchangable -- but "in so doing" feels almost archaic to me. Which one is most acceptable? Is …
Up to now vs until now - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Up to - used for various points and measures to describe a certain segment (not necessarily time. E.g. fill the container up to 500 ml mark) Until/till - used to describe a lapse of time before a certain point …
Which is correct: "confirm with somebody" or "confirm to somebody"?
Oct 20, 2015 · I want to talk to someone and make sure something is done. How to express this meaning using the word confirm? I'm not sure whether it should be confirm to sb or confirm with sb. …