The phrase à la mode was imported into English as a francophile (and therefore stylish) way of saying "in style." As Peter Shor notes in a comment above (and as the quotation from Pepys's 1667 diary …

Oct 8, 2019 · I'm creating a project on character traits, and the person that I'm writing about is funny yet serious. I didn't know if there was a word for that, so I'm asking for help.

Jan 27, 2026 · Consulting my dictionary for a verb conveying the concept of to put something or someone under the surface of a liquid I found two words, "to submerge" and "to …

Feb 11, 2020 · What is the difference between screen shot and screenshot, Where do we use screen shot and screenshot? Are they used interchangeably?

Jul 1, 2019 · I checked if I had money in my bank account or not an hour ago. Now if I say "I have checked today my bank account", is that a correct sentence. Should it be "I have checked" or "I …

Nov 16, 2011 · There's a (in)famous software development quote, relayed with tongue firmly in cheek: "Hey! It compiles! Ship it!" In software development, there are many steps a conscientious developer …

What is the correct use of the term "related?" For example, should I use it like computer related, or is it more proper to use computer-related (where the word "computer" is just part of my examp...

Mar 24, 2020 · I have seen it spelled COVID-19, but I have also seen Covid-19. In addition, I believe I have seen CoViD-19, capitalising only the first letter of each word from which it was abbreviated (for …

I have found much trouble identifying the old word 'tis. Does it mean "this is" or "it is?" I have done some research and found that the dictionaries conflict. One said 'tis :An...

Apr 21, 2015 · Both are correct exactly the way you used them. LDOCE and ODO give examples for experience in and experience with, where experience is of course used as a noun. Furthermore, …