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What does H F, M F and M W abbreviation in job titles mean? Appending "m f" or similar is a concise way to indicate that applicants of any gender are welcome It may be a legal requirement in some of these jurisdictions, so has to appear in English even when though it is typically irrelevant So these abbreviations stand for: M F - Male Female; M W (if you were in Germany) Männlich Weiblich
What is the origin and history of the word motherf---er? With that behind us, let's go to the etymology Unfortunately, some of the etymologies that are given here are nonsensical, since as The F-Word clearly notes, the word fuck itself was not attested until the end of the 15 th century It clearly came into its own as a vulgar word in the 16 th and 17 th centuries, replacing the word swife
punctuation - To notate a weekday schedule like M-F or M~F, what is . . . I ask this under the assumption that "M-F" and "M~F" are the most commonly preferred notations for abbreviation weekday schedules if using 3-letter abbreviations like "Mon" and "Fri" take up too much space Alternatives that I can think of include: MTWTF and MTWRF I wonder what is most commonly used, the hyphen or tilde
Im well vs. Im good vs. Im doing well, etc For “I’m well”, there is well (adjective) 1b: being in satisfactory condition or circumstances For “I’m good”, there is good (adjective) 2e: free from infirmity or sorrow For “I’m doing good”, there is good (adverb) 1: WELL So they all seem fine to me
terminology - Term for the second letter in Sx, Dx, Rx? - English . . . It seems plausible that the medical convention of using 'x' as the second letter of an abbreviation (in, for example, Dx (diagnosis), Sx (symptom or surgery), Fx (family), Hx (history), and Tx (transplant or treatment)) comes from copying the convention of using Rx as an abbreviation of prescription
Is there any alternative word for sex other than gender? Another thought was to use "M F," but it reads pretty technical (eg "Her M F was F") Also, in the context of transexual people, the terms M2F and F2M are already in use so I can see more confusion coming in there Is there any alternative word for [biological] "sex" other than "gender"?
punctuation - AM PM vs a. m. p. m. vs am pm - English Language Usage . . . It was 4:46 PM when I wrote the comment It was 4:46 p m when I wrote the comment Of those 4 sentences, I find "It was 4:46 pm when I wrote the comment" to be the most pleasing When I read a time, I assume that the meridiem period is going to follow In that context I don't need 2 periods to remind me that a m or p m is an abbreviation
greetings - Whats an appropriate response to a British person asking . . . I've heard this phrase from various British people: "You alright" (comes out as a slurred "y'rite") and I'm always a bit confused on how to respond From context, it seems to have two meanings (correct me if I'm wrong): equivalent to an American saying "How are you" in passing; are you being served can I help you, e g from the barman at a pub
Name for mmm sound - English Language Usage Stack Exchange in IPA it's [ṃ] (Unicode 1643; UTF8 E1 89 83; Latin small letter M with dot below) Similar to the [ṇ] as in certain 'sərtṇ , which is a syllabic voiced alveolar nasal continuant If you turn off the voicing at some point, you can put an h sound anywhere, like MMM-hmmm ; this can be done without moving the tongue, since voicing is