Correct way to spell "young'un"? [closed] - English Language
Harold Wentworth, American Dialect Dictionary (1944) has an entry for young one, young'un, youngin, yo'ng-un, youngern, n. A child. with citations to instances of multiple additional …
When do you capitalize names of groups of people?
Mar 13, 2025 · The simplest, and most "official" answer: you capitalize proper nouns. I imagine you ask because you've seen emails with examples like you give. The best explanation for …
Origin of the term 'Pom' - English Language & Usage Stack …
Mar 8, 2019 · I am fishing for an explanation. The term 'Pom' for an Englishman is used in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The common explanation is that it is derived from …
Team is or Team are - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Is it correct to say, the team that will be attending with me is listed below: or should I say the team that will be attending with me are listed below
'For long' vs 'for a long time': negative scope and negative polarity
Jun 15, 2025 · According to Swan's Practical English Usage, (A) Long '(for) a long time’ is most common in questions and negative clauses, including restrictive words like hardly/seldom, …
Is there an equivalent to "née" (birth name) for an *ex*-spousal …
May 31, 2016 · @Joffan - You might be on to an idea there, but perhaps a more appropriate French word would be passé (which implies past/former). Use of mariée might be appropriate …
capitalization - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Feb 19, 2025 · Are there cases where the names of documents are capitalized? For example, in a government office, they issue a document specifically named "Temporary Operator's …
pronunciation - Could you clarify /e/ and /ɛ/? - English Language ...
Feb 4, 2016 · Take a look at this chart. I will reproduce the relevant section of it. . red raid RP e~ɛ ɛɪ AmE ɛ eɪ~e ScE ɛ e AusE e æɪ So in Southern British English, the distinction between red …
grammaticality - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Dec 22, 2020 · As a non-native English speaker I have never been quite sure how to use the words "exist" and "exists". For example is the usage of the said words …
Is ‘hero’ applicable to females? - English Language & Usage Stack ...
Jun 6, 2014 · It all seems very natural to me. As bib says you get words like chairman/chairwoman/chair where the sex-independent version is coming into use but some …