BLUF: (Bottom Line Up Front) The plural of antenna is antennae or antennas. antenna: one of a pair of slender, movable, segmented sensory organs on ….
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Your great-grandfather is your progenitor. You are his progeny. Your great-grandfather is your ancestor. You are his descendant. In the first edition of Harry Potter ….
An antidote is a remedy that relieves. If you get earaches from long rides in pressurized airplane cabins, it’s best to travel equipped with the ….
BLUF: (Bottom Line Up Front) The plural of analysis is analyses. analysis: a detailed examination of anything complex in order to understand its nature or ….
Analogy, Simile, and Metaphor all make comparisons, but do so in different ways. Analogy is an argument that logically compares things based on particular aspects ….
To amuse someone is to make that person laugh or otherwise keep his attention. Perhaps some of you find my dry sense of humor amusing. ….
Gosh, this is a huge topic. Huge. Massive. AMOUNT words and NUMBER words and—all the words that fall into their categories—are used to describe how ….
BLUF: (Bottom Line Up Front) The plural of amoeba rightly is amoebae and wrongly can also be amoebas. amoeba: any of a large genus (Amoeba) ….
Some English nouns end with either “-es” or “-s” which can pose a problem when differentiating the singular, plural, or possessive forms. Most don’t pose ….
While you may occasionally encounter the following Latin abbreviations, they are becoming increasingly rare—kind of like unicorns. Personally, I would not recommend using them. Use ….