Mar 12, 2019 · Wight is pronounced "white". Wight can be found as "wiht". I have heard people pronounce this as "wit". Is this mispronounced or for example dutch white = WIT?

Oct 16, 2013 · Some islands are called isle like "Isle of Man", "Isle of Tortuga" and the "British Isles". Other islands are called island, like "Island of Malta" or "Island of Cyprus". What is the difference be...

May 29, 2021 · Idiomatically, most people prefer to (metaphorically) give more weight to [some contributory factor] rather than put more weight on it. But both versions are perfectly natural, and …

May 4, 2013 · Assuming it's not casual usage, I'd recommend "All items over five pounds are excluded," instead. Most style guided recommend spelling out numbers of ten or less, and in such a case I'd …

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.'

Jul 10, 2018 · I can see both weigh and weight being applicable here, but unless you tell us what you're trying to say in other words, it is impossible for us to know which meaning is intended: to weigh (to …

May 18, 2020 · The distinction between abbreviations (e.g. I.o.W = Isle of Wight) and contractions (e.g. Dr = Doctor, where the first and last letters are retained) is a useful one, but has been eroded in the …

In the following context, it is obvious that County is a proper noun and deserves capitalization. Currently, Albemarle County has four main reservoirs. However, in these other contexts below, I a...

Jul 10, 2014 · According to Google NGrams, "lying in bed" is much more common. "To lay" is a transitive verb. It can be reflexive - "I lay myself", "I am laying myself", "I was laying myself" - but it requires an …

Instead of calling out " Beaver " whenever we spy a hapless wight with whiskers, let us shout "scaler" whenever we detect one of this host of miscreants. What fun it would be to ride our trams then! This …