"Extensible" vs. "extendible" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Nov 7, 2012 · Extensible was, through the mid-20th century, the most common form, but today it trails extendable by a substantial margin, while extendible continues to appear infrequently. Writers and …
What’s the term for an acronym that refers to another acronym?
Apr 8, 2022 · For example, AIM stands for AOL Instant Messenger, and AOL stands for American OnLine. This isn’t quite the same thing as a recursive acronym, which refers to itself. Maybe the term …
What does "too on the nose" mean? - English Language & Usage Stack …
May 25, 2015 · The other definition of "on the nose" is when something smells fishy, pungent or otherwise off, either metaphorically or literally. Someone describing art as "too on the nose" would …
Questions about history and usage of the word "paren"
May 19, 2021 · The character lists and extensible specifications are defined at the beginning of the program file. Then come the programs for individual characters, most of which use subroutines from …
Questions tagged [suffixes] - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Nov 27, 2025 · A suffix is an element of a language that is added to the end of a word. E.g. -ly is a suffix often found at the end of adverbs: really, quickly, happily, strangely, etc., -d/-ed is a suffix often found …
verbs - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Dec 23, 2016 · Misspoken and unspoken in contrast, are the past participles of the verbs misspeak and unspeak, respectively, and are not extensible, as with forespoken and respoken, among others. All of …
How did the slang meaning of "flog" come about?
May 7, 2011 · I've searched multiple dictionaries and Etymonline but the only origin for "flog" that I can find is: 1670s, slang, perhaps a schoolboy shortening of L. flagellare "flagellate." This clearly rela...
Word for the possibility of being many things at once
Nov 20, 2016 · I'm searching for a term describing the possibility of an entity to be seen many different things at the same time. The general concept of being able to categorize an entity into several context-
Defining "quain" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Feb 27, 2018 · The definition given is: G. M. Hopkins' name for: an angle, a wedge-like corner. Also: angularity. Note that it specifically attributes this usage to Hopkins, as possibly his own coinage or at …
Word to describe someone who is ignorant of societal problems
May 30, 2023 · I need a word that describes someone who advocates for harmful laws or policies; it would describe someone who writes policy without listening to the people it affects or someone who …