Jun 3, 2012 · What is the correct abbreviation of engineer? In my organization, some of my colleagues use Eng. and some use Engr.

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Nov 28, 2021 · 3 Mostly because -eng, -enk didn’t survive Middle English We don’t have native words in -eng, -enk because of a regular sound-change that any such words underwent in …

May 17, 2011 · Question pretty self-explanatory. Should the abbreviation of the Latin term philosophiae doctor be written as PhD (no periods) or Ph.D. (with periods)?

Where does the expression "ta" come from? Wikipedia has only this to say: "ta!", slang, Exclam. Thank you! {Informal}, an expression of gratitude but no additional information or links about its

Its usual that we see doctors use Dr. Title, but I have also seen engineers use title - Er. Is this practise allowed, approved? I have seen few name boards like that in India.

I was reading this Reddit post's comments: ' I am the guy with two penises. AMA ' (NSFW), and came upon this discussion (of sorts), where the plural of "penis" has been suggested to be …

I remember being told that "teh" (a common misspelling of "the") is actually a proper (though very old and no longer in common usage) English word. Teh was used as an example that if every …

According to the OED renumeration / remuneration are interchangeable. So too are the associated verbs - renumerate / remunerate. However, some commentators have strong …