Oct 25, 2020 · Is it because, in 'what is it called?', we are asking about the name of the object, and not necessarily the way to call it? I think if I write this, that will confuse my readers even …

Over on Stackoverflow, I keep seeing questions wherein posters say: *I have an item named SoAndSo (a table, a file, etc.). Shouldn't it be: *I have an item called SoAndSo. Is "named" an …

Jun 27, 2015 · I know that ^ is called a caret, but this doesn't seem to apply to the similarly shaped but nonetheless different < and > symbols. The only names I've heard them called is …

Jul 25, 2019 · Only use function A if the function B was called before. Only use function A if the function B has been called before. What's the correct way? Is it different in American English …

Dec 30, 2016 · In a sentence, is it better to use referred to as sth. or called sth. In the sentence I'm talking about TLS which is: most frequently referred to as SSL or most frequently called …

Aug 12, 2012 · A peak is a point or an area that is higher than all adjacent areas So it's completely localized, meaning that a mountain can have multiple peaks ( In mathematics, it's …

Oct 15, 2012 · These have also been called obscenicons. Several links on Language Log offer an in-depth look at their usage. More on the early days of obscenicons Obscenicons a century …

If person A gives person B a recommendation, can you call A recommender and B recommendee — or are these words made up? I've seen both forms used in everyday language (e.g. …

I would suggest they come in word pairs, i.e. salutation-valediction and opening-closing. When using one of the terms in a word pair it would be proper form to also use the other (although …

Apr 12, 2014 · It is a poor fish called slippery dick: The slippery dick, Halichoeres bivittatus, is a species of wrasse native to shallow, tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean. So how on …