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etymology - Meaning of go figure and its origin? - English Language . . . Etymology: < French figure (= Provencal, Spanish, Italian figura ), < Latin figūra , < *fig- short stem of fingĕre : see feign v The Latin word was the ordinary rendering of Greek σχῆμα (see scheme n 1) in its many technical uses; several of the senses below are traceable, wholly or in part, to Greek philosophy Share
Figure 1 and 2 or Figures 1 and 2 - English Language Usage Stack . . . The correct is Figure 1 and 2 indicate that We do not use "Figures" because the word is not used as common noun but as a proper noun with identifier 1 and 2 So it is basically "Figure 1 and Figure 2"; to reduce wordings we compact it as "Figure 1 and 2" Capitalization of "F" is required
etymology - What is the history of the phrase figure it out . . . As Andrew Leach points out in his answer, there is a broadening in meaning of to figure out from to work out understand via calculation to its more general meaning This is similar to what happened with the verb to reckon centuries earlier The meaning becomes more figurative—wait, no, less "figurative" :-)
etymology - Origin of the idiom go south - English Language Usage . . . The use of south as in the phrase go south stems from the 1920s (from the Oxford English Dictionary): colloq (orig Stock Market) Downward or lower in value, price, or quality; in or into a worse condition or position Esp in to head (also go) south
Comma before as shown in Figure - English Language Usage Stack Exchange I usually explain a figure completely, and then at the end, write "as shown in Figure" – user81985 Jun 29, 2014 at 20:49 Yes, I think it is always safe, and much more common, to put a comma there As I said, if you don't, the small clause shown in Figure 1 may be interpreted as applying to the last noun phrase, rather than the whole sentence
word choice - Congratulation vs. congratulations - English Language . . . Congratulations is simply the plural form of congratulation See these examples from the Merriam-Webster dictionary: Let me offer you my congratulations for being elected Please send her my congratulations I sent her a letter of congratulations The plural form illustrated by the examples above is much more used than the singular form:
expressions - See figure below for besides? - English Language . . . This was evidently the case at the computer magazines where I worked: we never assigned figure numbers to figures, to avoid having the presentation seem unduly regimented, I suppose In such situations you can say "see the figure above," see the figure below," "see the figure at left," or "see the figure at right," as appropriate
Figure of Speech Question - English Language Usage Stack Exchange cberry 1 1 It's not a figure of speech, it's literal I suspect you mean "part of speech," and I suggest that you simply google it first, consult some dictionaries, and then post about any confusion that remains afterward That question will be easier to answer and more helpful to you – Andy Bonner 16 mins ago Add a comment
in Figure 1 to Figure 3 or in from Figure 1 to Figure 3 The process is shown in Figure 1 to Figure 3 or The process is shown in from Figure 1 to Figure 3 I feel that the first one is more natural Or should we use The process is shown in Figures 1 to 3 Edit What if the # of figures is more than 10? Is there any succinct representation?
Why do we say to boot? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Nowadays, "to boot" is simply an idiomatic way of saying "moreover, on top of that" (see e g Wiktionary) Originally, it comes from Old English to bote As Etymonline explains, in Old English bot meant "'help, relief, advantage; atonement,' literally 'a making better,'" from Proto-Germanic * boto, which is also where the word better comes from