Who changed the way vacumn was spelled 40 years ago?
Apr 28, 2018 · According to the Online Etymological Dictionary, vacuum entered English in the 1540s directly from Latin as the substantivized, neuter form of the adjective vacuus. The …
pronunciation - Why is "vacuum" pronounced [ˈvæ.kjuːm] and not …
Aug 21, 2017 · +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 …
differences - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Perfect vacuum does not exist - there will always be some energy, some particles manifesting themselves spontaneously from quantum uncertainty, but generally lack of matter, including air …
punctuation - Why is it that we use a comma before tag questions ...
Mar 2, 2025 · (In a vacuum, “Am I not?” could only be construed as some sort of philosophical counter-Descartian pondering.) In light of this dependence, the comma is more apt then the …
Where is the root morpheme in Modern English evacuate and …
Jun 15, 2011 · Clearly they are related through Latin, from e- and vacare (out of and to empty) and from vacuus (empty), and in Latin the shared morpheme is vac-. More interesting may be …
Can I call a vacuum cleaner cleaner a vacuum cleaner?
Oct 8, 2017 · If a 'vacuum cleaner cleaner' is a machine for cleaning vacuum cleaners, then the person who cleans the vacuum cleaner cleaner would be a 'vacuum cleaner cleaner cleaner'.
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 …
Gap, void or vacuum? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Feb 11, 2018 · Considering their primary meanings, vacuum is used more often in a scientific context, in which case it means space completely or partially absent of any matter/air. It is a …
expressions - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
A talent/knowledge vacuum is created as talent redundancy has been overlooked and nobody else knows how to do Sara's job, then that leg of the company experiences failure until a …
Idioms or phrases to answer to obvious (yes) questions?
Jun 23, 2020 · 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 …