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What comes in between predecessor and successor?
I'd like a good word for "current item in a succession of items".
Let's say I am looking ahead, towards my successor.
Back behind me, I can also see my predecessor.
What am I?
I'd hate to use the ...
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What is the story behind “a-” prefix / suffix?
For example,
If this van's a-rockin', don't come a-knockin'
Here We Come A-caroling (song title)
Come on-a My House (song title)
I have a few related questions:
What is the "a-" or "-a" called?
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Isn't the word “uninstall” wrong?
I've never understood this. Why is the proper usage "uninstall"? You can't actually "unin" something at all and this isn't that case with most (all?) other use cases. Examples:
You make someone ...
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Is “incomplex” a legitimate word?
I want to create a poster titled "An Incomplex Introduction to Complexity-based Cryptography." As you see, it contrasts the words incomplex and complexity. (Words like simple or easy do not provide ...
