- Which is more proper rarest or most rare?
In the following usage, which is the correct form for the superlative of the adjective "rare"? "the rarest on Earth" or "the most rare on Earth"?
- history - If the letter J is only 400–500 years old, was there a J . . .
I understand that the letter "J" is relatively new — perhaps 400–500 years old But since there has long been important names that begin with J, such as Jesus, Joshua, Justinian, etc , and which p
- Why is a very rare steak called blue?
Quoting the BBC recipe site: How to cook the perfect steak [ ] Blue: Should still be a dark colour, almost purple, and just warm It will feel spongy with no resistance Rare: Dark red in colour with some juice flowing It will feel soft and spongy with slight resistance Medium-rare: A more pink colour with a little pink juice flowing It will be a bit soft and spongy and slightly springy
- Etymology for petrichor - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
It's common knowledge that the (Greek) gods drank nectar and ate ambrosia, but I've never heard that their ichor had a noteworthy odor—or that the gods exuded it on any but the rarest of occasions
- Synonym for slice and dice - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Can anyone provide me with a more professional way of saying "slice and dice"? For example, "This new interactive report allows you to slice and dice information regarding your clients"
- Is there a word spelled with a silent B at the start?
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it is unclear what you are asking Additionally if you are merely asking whether there are English words that start with a silent B, then this is a general reference question, which, furthermore is too trivial for this site, else active users should busy themselves with 25 similar questions and answers
- alphabet - Why is X used when we pronounce it Z? - English Language . . .
English, like some other languages, systematically reduces certain consonant clusters; but it has a conservative spelling system (which incidentally often reminds us where a word comes from) The clusters we reduce are mostly in borrowings from other languages: particularly initial clusters ks ('x'), pt , pn which are generally from Greek, but also for example hr (and in fact h
- Word for animals, including humans?
Commonly, "animals" means "all animals, except humans" So is there a single word for "animals, including humans"? Particularly, if you had a list of two choices, animal or human, what would you w
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