copy and paste this google map to your website or blog!
Press copy button and paste into your blog or website.
(Please switch to 'HTML' mode when posting into your blog. Examples: WordPress Example, Blogger Example)
pronunciation - Why is vacuum pronounced [ˈvæ. kjuːm] and not [ˈvæ . . . +1 It seems that vacuum is the odd word out when placed in a lineup with (for example) continuum, individuum, menstruum, and residuum I don't know why the -uum in vacuum came to be pronounced differently from the -uum in the others, but to judge from the pronunciation offered in John Walker's A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language (1807), 'twas not always thus
Electronic vs. electric - English Language Usage Stack Exchange The vacuum tube was soon replaced by semi-conductor materials The technology was named solid state electronics because, semi-conductor materials, like vacuum, are actually insulators that can conduct more or less when activated
Opposite to or opposite? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange For this specific scenario, the usage of "opposite to" and "opposite" is indistinguishable in resulting meaning However, they cannot be used interchangeably in all cases "Opposite" is utilized as an adjective in: Their house is opposite to the Red Cross Hospital While it is utilized as a preposition in: Their house is opposite the Red Cross Hospital The divergence lies in how "opposite" as
Difference in meaning in insulation vs. isolation? [closed] Electrical isolation amounts to using an air gap (or vacuum) as an insulating (nonconducting) medium; like most electrical insulators, air has a breakdown voltage, typically about 1000V mm, while the breakdown voltage in partial vacuum may be substantially less
Why are there 3 different ways to pronounce oo? My German colleagues were laughing at the way I pronounce google, and it led to a discussion With words like google, yahoo, poodle and loose, the oo has a sound similar to the German ü sound With
What do you call the process of combining two words to create a new one . . . In linguistics, a blend word is a word formed from parts of two or more other words The process is called blending and the result is a blend word A portmanteau word typically combines both sounds and meanings, as in smog, coined by blending smoke and fog More generally, it may refer to any term or phrase that combines two or more meanings, for instance, the term "wurly" when describing hair
Idioms or phrases to answer to obvious (yes) questions? Is the pope catholic? Do vacuum cleaners suck? Is water wet? Is the hypotenuse the longest side of a triangle? Does a bear live in the woods? I’ll answer you with my favorite ‘Y’ word—Yes! Is the sky blue? I totally ‘scored’ getting asked by you Yes! How do you spell yes? Would you take ‘yes’ for an answer? I haven’t said no
Origin of the saying “happy wife, happy life” The well-known saying “happy wife, happy life”, despite its popularity, is not present in dictionaries Nonetheless, there appear to be a fair amount of literature about it, such as: Exposing the
verbs - Difference between stick with and stick to? - English . . . The phrases stick with and stick to can both mean continue to support, participate or favor However there are differences in application When talking about an activity, a plan, a tangible or intangible object, the term can have subtly different meanings: I'm sticking with swimming I'm sticking with the plan I'm sticking with apples I'm sticking with economics They all mean I will