Jan 6, 2017 · Dictionaries say that the past tense of glide is glided. ‘a few gondolas glided past’ But in my dialect, I say glode and sometimes glid and most people I know also do but …

Aug 15, 2019 · Glided, Glid or Glode [closed] Dictionaries say that the past tense of glide is glided. ‘a few gondolas glided past’ But in my dialect, I say glode and sometimes glid and most …

Aug 11, 2011 · I understand the use of circa / c. as it applies to approximating dates. However, I have a writer who (over)uses the word in other contexts. Examples: ... from circa early 1990s …

May 22, 2017 · Not really addressed in the dictionary. I see "have to run", but not have run or have ran. I lean towards the former as correct, but asked here to get other thoughts.

Oct 16, 2020 · Is 'estimatedly' a word? My spell checker highlights it and Google returns only 35k results so I guess it is not, though I cannot "see" what is wrong with it. I am using it …

Jan 4, 2011 · What is the origin of the word cum? I'm trying to find the roots for its prevalent usage, especially in North America.

Jan 20, 2011 · Let’s say I write: “Just send me those documents as is”. Is that correct? Should the "as is" idiom be pluralised into “as are”, which sounds so wrong to me? Or are they both …

Aug 29, 2010 · I write dataset instead of data set, in the same way I write database instead of data base. Looking at some English dictionaries, I don't find dataset. Does that mean dataset …

Jul 7, 2011 · I can guess it probably means "what's happening", or "what's up". Am I right? I am curious where this phrase comes from and how to use it properly.

Aug 5, 2010 · The origin of the word quint is the late 17th century; it derives from French, which took the word from Latin quintus (fifth) from quinque (five). In Italian, quinto means fifth, and …