Oct 7, 2014 · Since the context (which he poster supplies in the body of the question) is a sentence that ends with "William Shakespeare, OG," and since the highest-voted answer …

Aug 13, 2018 · Why does English use "No." as an abbreviation for "Number"? It's a preserved scribal abbreviation like the ampersand & (formed by eliding the letters of et to mean and). The …

I used to think PM/AM was correct, but at some point, I switched to using p.m./a.m. for reasons I can't recall. I know that in practical, casual writing, people tend to use whatever form is most

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Dec 21, 2016 · I would like to know about how the name of this group was formed. According to Etymonline the terms Ku Kux have a Greek origin, but it does not give more information: 1867, …

May 17, 2023 · The use of "man" in female sports does not make it gender-neutral but rather shows how ingrained gender specific language has become. – Bob Tway Commented Jun 23, …

Mar 1, 2011 · Per Strunk and White's Elements of Style, p. is used to denote 1 page, pp. to denote a range of pages. This form of citation is used when you are using brief/in text citations.

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Feb 18, 2022 · Most dictionaries state "ID"/"I.D." as an abbreviation for "identification" rather than "identity", so it's no surprise that Etymonline directs I.D. "specifically" to "identification".

Oct 13, 2011 · I think the graph does show you something, although as ever you just need to be slightly careful that one of the things it is comparing is "what styles of writing are in Google's …