In school we are taught the vowels: A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y. Today's XKCD got me thinking about when the letter Y is considered to be a vowel. I understand (perhaps incorrectly) that in w...

Dec 5, 2014 · Yes, it can depend on the style guide you're using, but since you're clearly not using a style guide, the plural of cat is cats, and the plural of ID is IDs. Simple as that. There is no reason to …

Mar 23, 2015 · I'm a programmer and I often see the abbreviation ID (capitalized) in technical documents and code. Is this correct, or should it be id?

Feb 18, 2022 · Most dictionaries state "ID"/"I.D." as an abbreviation for "identification" rather than "identity", so it's no surprise that Etymonline directs I.D. "specifically" to "identification". E.g. From …

Nov 9, 2020 · The test ids ARB1 and ARB2 indicate (s) that two different samples were used, rather than representing different test methods. My colleague is of the view that the subject "test ids ARB1 …

Are there any questions I should be asking? Is there any articles available on the subject? My instinct is that in the two questions above, it should be 'are' as the subjects of the sentences (

The phrase is Irish in origin but now very rarely used in Ireland (except as a sterotypical "Irishism"). It simply means "the best of the morning to you" - perhaps from the idea of unhomogenised milk, …

Aug 12, 2010 · I assume you are referring to the common abbreviation for the Latin id est, which is commonly translated as "that is to say". So, think of the English when you would use it, i.e. when …

I have observed that in my work place, whenever a mail is sent to more than one person( like an information, meeting request or a notice etc.), the mail starts with the salutation "Dear All". This,

A subtle distinction, but there may be rare instances where "payed" could be used in a financial sense, but only where it is specifically intended to be a metaphorical reference to the nautical sense. E.g. …