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This tag is for questions related to the English language as used in the United States of America.
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Convolve vs. convolute
The mathematical procedure is called convolution or deconvolution, and you convolve or deconvolve two functions; you do not convolute or deconvolute two functions.
Outside of math convolve and convol …
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What is the origin of suffixing "-ass" to adjectives?
The Google Books NGram Viewer shows "fat ass" with some use since around 1920, while "fatass" has a lower level of use up until 2000 (the latest the chart goes to), and "bad ass" and "badass" seem t …
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