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Bookmark or Share- “peak” vs “summit” - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeThe OED defines summit, in its topological sense, as ‘the topmost point or ridge of a mountain or hill’. For a peak it gives ‘the pointed top or summit of a mountain; a mountain or hill having a more or less pointed summit, or being conical in form.’ There is a clear difference here: peaks can be summits, but not all summits are peaks.
- Religious affiliation of members of 117th CongressAR 2 French Hill R Continuing Catholic AR 3 Steve Womack R Continuing Baptist AR 4 Bruce Westerman R Continuing Baptist AR Senator Tom Cotton R Continuing Methodist AR Senator John Boozman R Continuing Baptist AZ 1 Tom O'Halleran D Continuing Catholic AZ 2 Ann Kirkpatrick D Continuing Catholic AZ 3 Raul M. Grijalva D Continuing Catholic
- grammar - Diminutive forms in English. - English Language & Usage Stack ...Many languages apply a grammatical diminutive to nouns, a few—including Dutch, Italian and Russian for instance—also use it for adjectives. In English, noun diminutives (mainly in the sense of a smaller version of something) are generally formed by using adjectives. A common exception, among a few others, is the usage of the suffix:
- What is the origin of the phrase "A Mountain I'm Willing to Die On"?Although the heavily fortified Hill 937 was of little strategic value, U.S. command ordered its capture by a frontal assault. The hill was finally taken at the cost of 72 Americans killed and 372 wounded. Losses on the North Vietnamese side are estimated at more than 630 dead.
- Origin of “the grass is always greener” - English Language & Usage ...But, apparently, as far as the current English version is concerned: this idiom has been popular since at least the early 1900’s, evidenced by the fact that a song recorded in 1924 by Raymond B. Egan and Richard A. Whiting carried its wording, “ The Grass is Always Greener in the Other Fellow’s Yard.”. One often suggested origin of the ...
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