terminology - Why use BCE CE instead of BC AD? - English Language . . . Why do people use the latter terminology? For one thing, I find it confusing It doesn't help that BCE is similar to BC But moreover, there is only one letter of difference between the two terms, whereas with BC and AD, the terms are clearly different and I find it easier to distinguish! Were BCE CE established earlier than BC AD?
Why we capitalize all race names but our own Maybe you wacky sci-fi people like to capitalize everything, but here in fantasyland our elves, dwarves, dragons, centaurs, merfolk, and other non-human human-rivals are all lowercase
etymology - Why is gee-gee slang for horse? - English Language . . . This Wikipedia article gives this explanation for the origin of the word gee-gee: The Chester Racecourse site was home to the famous and bloody Goteddsday football match The game was very violent and, in 1533, banned by the city, to be replaced in 1539 by horse racing The first recorded race was held on February 9, 1539 with the consent of the Mayor Henry Gee, whose name led to the use of
meaning - How is why should different from why do? - English . . . Why should, asks what you think are aspects or POTENTIAL aspects of the career that would cause a young professional to desire it If this was a conversation as to how to increase the number of people in the field the answer could include aspects that do not currently exist While the aspect could exist in potential, it would have to be real
Why meth-, eth-, prop-, when there is uni-,di-,tri-? In chemistry, the homologous series for hydrocarbons uses the following prefixes: Meth- Eth- Prop- But- Pent- Hex- Hept- Oct- Why are these prefixes used, instead of just usin
Why was Spook a slur used to refer to African Americans? I understand that the word spook is a racial slur that rose in usage during WWII; I also know Germans called black gunners Spookwaffe What I don't understand is why Spook seems to also mean 'ghos
Why is “bloody” considered offensive in the UK but not in the US? As to why "Bloody" is considered obscene profane in the UK more than in the US, I think that's a reflection of a stronger Catholic presence, historically, in the UK than in the US, if we're accepting the above etymology, as Catholics venerate the Virgin to a greater extent than Protestants
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