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Bookmark or Share- etymology - What is the origin of the counting prefixes: uni-, bi-/di ...Many English words use the prefixes uni-, bi-/di-, tri-, quad- and so on to mean one, two, three, and four. For example: A unicycle has one wheel, a bicycle two, and a tricycle th
- Meaning of "by" when used with dates - inclusive or exclusiveIf, in a contract fr example, the text reads: "X has to finish the work by MM-DD-YYYY", does the "by" include the date or exclude it? In other words, will the work delivered on the specified date
- pronouns - Which one is correct to say: "It's me" or "It's I ...The war and the battles for It is I as opposed to It is me, have been going on for a long time.. Old English did not use the object me after the verb to be.
- grammar - What is the correct way to say that the electricity has come ...English is a second language for me. If I translate literally from my native language, I'll say, "The electricity has gone." and "The electricity has come". For the first sentence, we say things l...
- history - Is the etymology of "salary" a myth? - English Language ...Two small points: 1. Pliny's mention is vague, in that he doesn't mention the nature of these 'rewards', but from other sources (e.g. Tacitus) it seems clear that a kind of regular salary fitting a certain military rank is in fact intended.
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