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  1. "on time" in Chess Jargon - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Mar 12, 2025 · Note there is a much more common non niche meaning of 'on time' (with stress on both words "Please be on time for work in the morning." meaning arrive at a specific clock …

  2. "Particulate" vs. "particle" [closed] - English Language & Usage …

    What’s the difference between particulate and particle? Should it be diesel particulates or diesel particles, and why? Could you provide three or more examples where it should use particulate …

  3. "If it works, it works" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Mar 20, 2025 · I suppose a more realistic example is the development of powered pumps, locomotives etc. Newcomen's atmospheric engine did a vital job, but was bettered by Watt's …

  4. capitalization - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Sep 8, 2019 · For example, we have: diesel, in diesel fuel and diesel engines, for inventor Rudolf Diesel (Wikipedia) leotard, for performer Jules Léotard (Wikipedia) voltaic pile, for physicist …

  5. Grouse hunters, trainspotters and the origin of gricer

    May 12, 2017 · Gricers are perhaps best described as the punks of train-spotting. They are locamotive fans who have added an anti-establishment spin to their pastime by eschewing the …

  6. what is the origin of the phrase "gimme a break"?

    Jul 3, 2024 · The meaning is easily found, but per Etymonline, while it probably comes from cue sports (billiards of some sort), the exact origin isn't totally clear. So this seems a valid …

  7. "Metering" vs "measuring" - English Language & Usage Stack …

    The dispension of gasoline and diesel fuel oils are another example of metering. Measuring associates with the dispensing of a proucuct in a single batch. When one orders at the deli …

  8. meaning - Difference between "taxi" and "cab" - English Language ...

    In UK the word 'taxi' is used for the diesel-engine ones with a high roof to the passenger compartment (also known as 'black cabs/black taxis'), and the term 'minicab' is used for …

  9. synonyms - Alternatives for Semi-Formal Attire - English Language ...

    Mar 13, 2015 · Working on a wedding invitation, small conflict between interested parties resulting in the need for an alternative to the wording "Semi-Formal" Attire. The conflict arises from the …

  10. Wagon or Vagon or Waggon - what is a correct word?

    Feb 23, 2021 · If you are referring to passenger trains consisting of passenger carriages one or more of which has an motor and at least two have control cabs so that the train can be driven …