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  1. "Extensible" vs. "extendible" - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Nov 7, 2012 · Extensible was, through the mid-20th century, the most common form, but today it trails extendable by a substantial margin, while extendible continues to appear infrequently. …

  2. Best word for "unable to change" - English Language & Usage …

    Aug 23, 2012 · I'm looking for a word that is the opposite of "adaptable." I would like to say "unadaptable," but that's not a real word according to my dictionary. So, what's the best word …

  3. Why "motherboard" is used to refer to main board of computer

    Why is motherboard used to refer to the main board of a computer? What is the relationship with the word mother here?

  4. What’s the term for an acronym that refers to another acronym?

    Apr 8, 2022 · For example, AIM stands for AOL Instant Messenger, and AOL stands for American OnLine. This isn’t quite the same thing as a recursive acronym, which refers to itself. Maybe …

  5. "Good at" or "Good in" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Good - I thought of "good in bed", but hadn't noticed it was extensible. But I concur that its complement must be a place, not an activity.

  6. What is the difference between "practical" and "practicable"?

    Nov 13, 2015 · The distinction that I've drawn in my mind is that practical means easily practiced and practicable means capable of being put into practice.

  7. Questions about history and usage of the word "paren"

    May 19, 2021 · The character lists and extensible specifications are defined at the beginning of the program file. Then come the programs for individual characters, most of which use …

  8. verbs - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Dec 23, 2016 · Misspoken and unspoken in contrast, are the past participles of the verbs misspeak and unspeak, respectively, and are not extensible, as with forespoken and …

  9. What's the opposite of "extending the deadline"?

    May 28, 2016 · Extending or pushing a deadline means giving more time to work on a project. But what if you want to say you are changing it so that the task is due sooner? What are the words …

  10. What verb is best used to remedy/fill/... a lack of something?

    Nov 23, 2021 · Lexico has address VERB 3 Think about and begin to deal with (an issue or problem) a fundamental problem has still to be addressed Which rephrases the sentence as …