What is the difference in usage between maximum and maximal? When would you use one or the other? Maximum can be a noun or an adjective: This is the maximum it can be set to. This is the max...

Finally, if the above rules leave more than one acceptable break between syllables, use the Maximal Onset Principle: If there is a string of consonants between syllables, break this string as far to the left …

Nov 26, 2010 · As JSBangs and Kosmonaut have pointed out already, despite is the way to go in contemporary English. However, despite of is not incorrect per se; it's just a bit dated. Look no further …

Mar 13, 2015 · Why do we refer to morning, afternoon and evening as 'in the morning', 'in the afternoon', 'in the evening' but not 'in the night' instead we say 'at night.'

Mar 25, 2022 · At this point I still can't find a difference, or at least I don't see one. I also don't understand why assertation is being flagged by my spell checker, because the Webster online …

Feb 27, 2016 · It's at least potentially ambiguous. That's why smart/considerate people usually say Up to and including (N-1), rather than Up to N.

Nov 20, 2017 · I need to put one of the above on one of my app's buttons. Bonus question - does the same rule hold in plural? That is if I write "1 yr.", do I write "15 yrs." as well?

Dec 20, 2018 · When something happens when it, or something related to it, was previously mentioned. It doesn't necessarily have to be wished. It is almost similar to "speaking of the devil". My friend …

Jan 16, 2011 · Qua can usually be read as the word "as". It is an occasionally useful (and rarely used) link-word in English. I was just reading about qua in Fowler's (incl. the 3rd ed by Burchfield) a couple …

Aug 31, 2010 · What is their difference? Please provide an example (or two if the use as verb or adjective differentiates their meanings).