May 17, 2011 · The word stat is an abbreviation of the Latin word statim, which has the meaning "instantly/immediately". This usage was then generalized beyond the domain of prescriptions to refer …

Feb 17, 2011 · Can anyone explain what the difference between status and state is when I talk about the condition or situation of an object? Here's what I got from Longman English Dictionary. status: a situati...

Oct 13, 2015 · There are no special rules for capitalizing the word "state" in ordinary, non-technical English. It should be capitalized when at the start of a sentence, or when it is part of a proper noun. …

Apr 10, 2016 · The use of -stat as a suffix usually means that it will make something come to rest, to stop, to stand still. Hemo stasis is the act of stopping bleeding. A tool to clamp a blood vessel is …

Nov 28, 2023 · Phenomenal nowadays is primarily used in common discourse to mean extraordinary, although it has a now-rarer secondary meaning which I suspect was originally its primary meaning: a. …

Mar 13, 2018 · You will want to use "target's" because the "'s" indicates that it is a possessive noun. For example: "The target's attack power." "The cat's meow." "The dog's blue collar." "My aunt's …

Aug 12, 2010 · I assume you are referring to the common abbreviation for the Latin id est, which is commonly translated as "that is to say". So, think of the English when you would use it, i.e. when …

Jan 9, 2021 · The single question you need to ask is "Are you and American?" An American is one who, if not born here comes here and accedes to the rules to be a citizen, particularly to be agreeable to …

Q&A for linguists, etymologists, and serious English language enthusiasts

In British English you might use 'of' for a specific thing, eg. a book or person, and 'on' for a broad topic, eg. 'your opinion on string theory'. But it's not a very strong rule, I wouldn't feel that either was wrong. …