Etymonline confirms: "1932, from price + -y ". Pricey has always been more popular than pricy. Pricey is getting even more popular, while pricy fades in comparison. So the bottom line is: …

Aug 11, 2011 · It has always been my understanding that circa is properly used only when exact dates are unknown or disputed. (I will concede to my betters about the use of circa with …

May 21, 2011 · Which is correct to use in a sentence, 10 US$ or US$ 10. Perhaps USD should be used instead or even something else?

Feb 9, 2011 · Price point means a point on a scale of possible prices at which something might be marketed; its meaning is different from the meaning of price, which is (principally, but not only) …

Jan 3, 2024 · The price of tea in China, at that time, indeed affected a great deal of economic activity, and was thus relevant to quite a few topics (even though the relevance may not have …

I know that include is a verb while including is a preposition but they made me confuse when it comes to their usage. I usually confuse when to use include with including. Most Thais like sp...

Feb 22, 2019 · The Merriam Webster dictionary defines cheap as charging or obtainable at a low price a: a good cheap hotel cheap tickets b : purchasable below the going price or the real …

Nov 15, 2012 · Yes, the correct usage is that 100% increase is the same as a two-fold increase. The reason is that when using percentages we are referring to the difference between the final …

Jun 10, 2015 · However, we don't live in 1828. In modern English, quote can be used a verb, but it's also a generally-accepted shortening of the noun quotation (citation: MW). As a noun, …

When I make a call to get some information regarding a matter, I generally start the conversation with "Hello, I would like to inquire about something." Is this a correct usage? If not, what would...