Jun 3, 2012 · What is the correct abbreviation of engineer? In my organization, some of my colleagues use Eng. and some use Engr.

Nov 28, 2021 · 3 Mostly because -eng, -enk didn’t survive Middle English We don’t have native words in -eng, -enk because of a regular sound-change that any such words underwent in …

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OED has wheal n.3 Etymology: < Cornish huel. local. A mine. 1830 Eng. & For. Mining Gloss. Wheal is an Anglicisation of the Cornish word. It's interesting that Wiktionary's earliest citation …

This is strictly style manual stuff. American English generally prefers using periods with abbreviations, and British English generally prefers to omit the periods. Both are "correct", but …

I am often confused how the word "English" should be written in phrases such as "English language", because I have seen both variants: capitalized and starting with lowercase letter. …

According to the OED renumeration / remuneration are interchangeable. So too are the associated verbs - renumerate / remunerate. However, some commentators have strong …

I read on Cambridge Dictionaries’ About words blog that peng is a British slang adjective meaning pretty, very attractive. I am told by a coworker that it is of Caribbean origin, but have no more

Dec 17, 2011 · @Mitch: Just to note, using the words "England" or "English" when referring to the UK or British is quite common the world over. To illustrate, people in The Netherlands, France, …

I was reading this Reddit post's comments: ' I am the guy with two penises. AMA ' (NSFW), and came upon this discussion (of sorts), where the plural of "penis" has been suggested to be …