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- Are names of chemicals not proper nouns? - English Language Usage . . .
Product names which are derived after an inventor's name will often remain capitalized, though not always (e g the petroleum distillate used to power trucks and locomotives is called "diesel" rather than "Diesel" even though it's named after the inventor of the four-stroke compression-ignition engine for which that fuel was formulated)
- Same adjective for two nouns - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The government placed restrictions on both diesel fuel and diesel engines Here I dont want to repeat the diesel I cannot write: The government placed restrictions on both diesel fuel and engines
- Particulate vs. particle [closed] - English Language Usage Stack . . .
What’s the difference between particulate and particle? Should it be diesel particulates or diesel particles, and why? Could you provide three or more examples where it should use particulate rat
- At hand vs on hand vs in hand - English Language Usage Stack . . .
What's the difference between at hand, on hand and in hand? At hand seems to me as if you have something in reach On hand is if you have something in stock And in hand can be used as if you have
- Throttle is to slow down, but full throttle is max speed?
In these cases, it is used even when the engine being controlled is a diesel or a gas turbine, where control is effected by altering the fuel flow rather than that of the working fluid, and it is also sometimes used where the device being controlled is an electric motor
- Origin of the phrase, Theres more than one way to skin a cat.
There are many versions of this proverb, which suggests there are always several ways to do something The earliest printed citation of this proverbial saying that I can find is in a short story by the American humorist Seba Smith - The Money Diggers, 1840: "There are more ways than one to skin a cat," so are there more ways than one of digging for money Charles Kingsley used one old British
- Is there a term for mains power in U. S. English?
After the hurricane, the hospital powered life support equipment from diesel generators for 36 hours, then switched back to the mains "Grid" would also be acceptable If you're referring to 120VAC (RMS) without caring about source, the accepted U S industry-wide term is ' line voltage '
- gerund phrases - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Even with uncountable nouns, for specific instances types, we have nouns preceded by indefinite articles as in the following examples It is cold outside! I could do with a hot tea! The old diesel
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