Dec 14, 2011 · Recently I've noticed that many people are pronouncing the word 'height' as /haiθ/ That's right, heigth. I've only ever heard this pronunciation mistake in the last few years. Maybe it's just an...

According to Etymonline, Height, has many different possible origins. height (n.) Old English hiehþu, Anglian hehþo "highest part or point, summit; the heavens, heaven," from root of heah "hi...

Dec 6, 2014 · Why is "height" an "weight" pronounced differently, when the spellings are so similar? Is there any logical explanation or it evolved that way?

Height and Weight — How to write them when abbreviations are not used. He was a 6-foot 5-inch man. (Not: 6-foot-5-inch man, with three hyphens.) She gave birth to a 7-pound 11-ounce baby. (Not...

I am completing a final assignment for a statistics course, and need a single word to describe age, height, weight and BMI (body mass index). The best I've been able to come up with so far are ph...

Dec 22, 2018 · Word Choice The first hurdle in answering your question is to decide whether you should use the word at all: Caution: Use of currently, now, or presently is wordy when the verb it modifies is …

Aug 14, 2010 · What is the plural form of "status"? @bobobobo: Besides, there isn't a single word not ending in -ius whose plural ends in -ii (AFAIK). Something like statii could only be the plural of …

Mar 29, 2011 · If I want the user to revert their operation of selecting an item, should I say: "Unselect the option" or "Deselect the option"?

Feb 28, 2019 · For an epitaph, would you write: Her joy and love of life continue to inspire us all or Her joy and love of life continues to inspire us all TIA

Aug 25, 2011 · The OED writes that daemon is simply an alternate spelling for demon. However, Wikipedia writes that the two are subtly different: The words daemon and daimon are Latinized …