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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Dec 9, 2016 · For example, Herculean when referring to Hercules himself, but often herculean when referring to the figurative, generalized extension sense; and quixotic and diesel engine …

Sep 6, 2016 · The hyphen is not generally used when adding "ed" to the proper noun to make it a past participle, e.g. "get Londoned". If the word ends in a vowel, we would more likely write …

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 …

According to the OED definition, it is a local/regional word that means the same as clow. There is only one attestation quoted, from Somerset: 1882 Spectator 6 May 595. In the Reports of the …

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 …