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Usage and spelling of “wordlength” and “bitbreadth”
As far as I know, these are the meanings:
wordlength — for instance, 4 bytes when the bitbreadth is 32 and 8 bytes when the bitbreadth is 64.
bitbreadth — for example, 32 or 64 or 4 bits for a ...
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Why is the noun form of “permit” “permission”?
The noun form of permit is permission instead of permition. Why isn't it permition?
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“Home page” or “homepage”? [closed]
Is there a convention for the spelling of the name of the main page of a website? Should it be home page, with a space between the two words; or homepage, all one word?
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“Bazaar” vs. “bazar”
Which of bazaar or bazar is better to use for the domain name of specialised marketplace?
Both are available according to the dictionaries.
Any advice which of these two is better to use in the URL?
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Does the word “Vaccum” exist?
If yes, does it have the same meaning of vacuum?
Ref:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum
http://www.vaccum.org/
Both the sites define the same meaning, but the spelling differs.
Some ...
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“Hostname” or “host name”?
When we are talking about computers, I see both hostname and host name being used. Which is more proper? Should I put the space in there?
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Can we call something a “word” if it doesn't have a vowel? [closed]
It seems self-evident to me, but in the heat of a Scrabble game (no surprise), my opponent claimed that "sh" was a word. I think it's a diphthong, but the printed dictionary definition of "word" ...
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“Leader board” vs. “leaderboard”
Is there a preferred spelling for the word "leaderboard"? Should it be one word or two? It would seem that both are correct, but is either preferred?
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Where did the practice of using apostrophes for possessive nouns but not pronouns originate?
Where did the practice of using apostrophes for possessive nouns but not pronouns originate?
For example, possessive nouns (both proper and common) are written with a apostrophe before the final s:
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Why is “delight” spelt and pronounced the way it is?
This as everything probably has something to do with the GVS, but how?
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Is it “thousands of postmen and women” or “thousands of postmen and -women”?
Is it "thousands of postmen and women" or "thousands of postmen and -women"? Is the use of a hyphen correct in the latter case?
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What is the correct spelling and definition of a word (sp.) “enditement” [closed]
Whilst watching The Big Bang Theory (S04E11, ~06:45 in, where Howard and Stuart are talking in the Comic Book Store about Zack), I heard the following exchange:
— Is that sarcasm?
— No, it's an ...
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Did English use to have capitalization rules similar to German's current rules? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Capitalisation of nouns in English in the 17th and 18th centuries
I was looking up an article of the constitution of the United States of America, and I noticed in the ...
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Why is “wavelength” one word when “wave height” isn't?
As another example, wave speed is two words. But wavelength is only one word.
What is the reason for this? In Swedish and other contructs, both words are only one word:
våglängd (wavelength)
våghöjd ...
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“Dilemma” vs. “dilemna” [closed]
I understand the correct spelling is 'dilemma' but many people I've spoken with, including myself, were convinced the spelling was 'dilemna'.
A quick search on google shows this is not isolated to ...
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Capitalization in “the University has 1000s of students. ”
The University of London is huge. The University/university has 1000s of students.
Is it correct to leave out the capital u in the second sentence?
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Is it “flotation” or “floatation”?
Is the difference between flotation and floatation a US/UK difference or something else?
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Destroy or Destroys [duplicate]
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Is a company always plural, or are small companies singular?
I came across a mocked up newspaper article earlier and there was a discussion about whether the following ...
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English Homonym Nouns [closed]
Recently I had a discussion with a friend about the "solidity" of the English language in respect to Chinese. (By "solidity" we meant the reduced possibility for interpretation errors and ...
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“Runtime”, “run time”, and “run-time”
The CLR under .NET is referred to as the "Common Language Runtime." It seems that the convention is "runtime" for a noun and "run-time" for the adjective. Is this correct or should it be "runtime" ...
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Why are “connection” and “connexion” both used in the same work?
This question, Google Ngrams, Wikipedia, and several dictionaries all say that connexion is an alternate, obsolete spelling of connection.
I am reading a several-hundred page treatise (Milton S. ...
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“Aeroplane” or “Airplane” - Which are people more familiar with? [closed]
I'm considering creating an application which has the word "Aeroplane" in the title. However, I have noticed in Google the following trend:
Aeroplane: 16,700,000 results
Airplane: 119,000,000 ...
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In British English, should it be “licensee” or “licencee”?
We all know that "license" in American English is "licence" in British English. But what about the person to whom the licence is given?
Various dictionaries show the 'c' version, e.g.:
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Is “webdesigner” a word?
I am a uh, designer of websites, and I would like to use the phrase for my profession correctly. Unfortunately, webdesigner is flagged by Google Chrome's spellchecker as a misspelling, and web ...
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Which is the correct spelling: “fairy” or “faerie”?
Fairy vs. faerie — which is the correct spelling?
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Should I write “repartee” with an accent?
Does repartee need an accent with it in writing? Also, what does it mean?
Edit: Can you please provide an example sentence or two? I'd really appreciate it!
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What is the plural form of “zero”?
I tried looking on Google, but there are some fairly contradictory results.
I thought I'd ask you guys so we could get an authoritative answer on the subject!
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Why Isn't Citizen 'Citisen' in British English?
In British English vocabulary, most words with 'z's are replaced with 's's. For example, capitalization to capitalisation. Industrialization to industrialisation.
But for some words, like citizen, ...
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Should the words “city”/“state”/“province” be capitalized (if not followed by the name of the city)?
When referring to an entity like a government body, should it be capitalized if referring to is by classification(?).
E.g., if I write:
The City of New York requires us to get a building permit.
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