I was reading Microsoft Encarta and in a part of it, Nietzsche ideology were put forward as: "For Nietzsche the power to be strong was the greatest value in life" Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2008. © 1993-2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Isn't "the power to be strong" ridiculous? I me...

I'd be interested in your analysis of the following sentence (from program documentation): ... dialog with an ok and cancel button... [correct] Would be correct. However, why not: ... dialog with an ok and a cancel button... [correct] And why not: ... dialog with an ok and cancel ...

At public transport interchanges throughout the English-speaking world (and where there are English signs for the benefit of travellers in non-English-speaking countries), the exits are marked, appropriately enough, Exit. The one exception seems to be Britain, where they're marked Way out. I'm ju...

I was reading Microsoft Encarta and in a part of it, Nietzsche ideology were put forward as: "For Nietzsche the power to be strong was the greatest value in life" Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2008. © 1993-2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Isn't "the power to be strong" ridiculous? I me...

As a computer scientists and a writing hobbyist, I really ought to know these terms' meanings for memory. Can anyone clarify the difference between syntax and semantics, and provide some examples? For example, where does punctuality fall? Spelling? What about sentence (or code) structure?

The proper syntax (or is it semantics?) is to separate multiple adjectives with a comma. For example, "a lovely, long, white coat". Then, "a long, white, lovely coat" and "a lovely, white, long coat" are much clearer to read, and equally simple to say.

You could refer to them all as transport hubs, or even just hubs.

For whatever reason, people love to claim that words are acronyms: wog, snob, fuck, news, posh; the oldest example I know of comes 1668 when five Privy Councillors (Clifford, Arlington, Buckingham, Ashley-Cooper, and Lauderdale) were accused of forming a CABAL (the word, as every Madonna fan know...

What are some of the earliest acronyms and did they know it was an acronym at the time?

Acting as the airplane is first person, and speaking to your grandson is second person.

Acting as the airplane is first person, and speaking to your grandson is second person.

This conversation is from "Youth in Revolt" movie. A boy named Nick met his colleague, a girl, in a music shop while purchasing a DVD and after a little talk, her boyfriend hugged her from behind in front of Nick. Then the girl chuckles and says: "Chad, fuck you". He replies — "Oh, fuck you, y...

I'm trying to formalize What is the oldest still-in-use english word? which was closed as vague. Consider the "age" of a word to be the length of time since it was first used with the (more-or-less) the current meaning and pronunciation. Obviously, there are lots of words date from Classical An...

There is not any common word in use in American English. For bus or train stations, you can often use transit station, however this does not apply to many other public transport interchanges.

In the lyrics of "May it be", there is a line May it be you journey on I am wondering why not using "your journey on". I think journey is a noun, you need a pronoun before it. Also, what is the purpose of "on" here?

He will understand that I was not joking. He will understand I was not joking. Which of the sentences is correct? Are there any specific rules about the use of "that" in the sentences I reported as example?

As a computer scientists and a writing hobbyist, I really ought to know these terms' meanings for memory. Can anyone clarify the difference between syntax and semantics, and provide some examples? For example, where does punctuation fall? Spelling? What about sentence (or code) structure?