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  2. etymology - From Livorno to Leghorn and back again - English...

    english.stackexchange.com/questions/242544/from-livorno-to...

    Livorno was a major trading port until it became part of Italy in 1868. After that it probably figured much less in the minds of people everywhere, and references to it dropped off accordingly. Probably the anglicised name became so rarely used, many people didn't know that there was an anglicised name for the place and just used the local name.

  3. Is there an English name for Piacenza (Italy)?

    english.stackexchange.com/questions/200051/is-there-an...

    @jsw29 but it is an English map. Follow the link. I did not add the image, which is excessively cropped to show the map's Englishness, but it uses the names Milan and Venice, along with "Livorno or Leghorn," and its title is A new map of the upper part of Italy containing ye principality of Piemont ye Dutchies of Savoy, Milan, Parma, Mantua, Modena, Tuscany, the dominions of ye Pope &c. the ...

  4. Difference between "at" and "in" when specifying location

    english.stackexchange.com/questions/87306

    I am used to saying "I am in India.". But somewhere I saw it said "I am at Puri (Oriisa)". I would like to know the differences between "in" and "at" in the above two sentences.

  5. Do you really answer "How do you do?" with "How do you do?"

    english.stackexchange.com/questions/16312

    You could also say it this way: "how do you do" back has been replaced with an equally meaningless reply. It is just an exterior change of convention; etiquette demands that you give only one answer when asked about your well-being in somewhat formal situations: you are doing well, thank you.

  6. present perfect - Have lived vs. Have been living - English...

    english.stackexchange.com/questions/84898

    I have been living here for five years. The above suggests that the person could one day change residence, it implies it is not a permanent situation whereas the present perfect tense is more suitable for lengthier periods of time. Contrast the earlier sentence with this one: Anne has lived here all her life.

  7. Proper punctuation in abbreviation of Nota Bene [closed]

    english.stackexchange.com/questions/55862

    Which of the following are "correct" ways to abbreviate Nota Bene? N.B. blahblah n.b. blahblah NB. blahblah nb. blahblah NB: blahblah nb: blahblah NB blahblah nb blahblah (etc.) Authoritative sou...

  8. Origin of "milady" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    english.stackexchange.com/questions/42830

    6. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, milady emerged in 1778 that partially came from French: Partly < French milady , title used when addressing or speaking of an English lady of high rank (1727 in Voltaire; 1754 as milédi ) < English my lady (see lady n. 3a), and partly representing a colloquial pronunciation of my lady (see above).

  9. terminology - What is the etymology of 'munge'? - English...

    english.stackexchange.com/questions/207936

    To transform information. in a serial fashion, often requiring large amounts of computation. To trace down a data structure. Related to "crunch", as in. "number-crunching". MUNG (variant: MUNGE) Recursive acronym for Mung Until No Good. 1. v. To make changes to a file, often large-scale, usually.

  10. On is used in the following: on the weekend (AmEng), on Christmas day and on Easter Sunday. The preposition on is normally used for dates (i.e. on 25th December) and days of the week. In British English, people ‘go on holiday’ but in American English they ‘go on vacation’. In is normally used with ‘weeks’, ‘months’ and ‘years ...

  11. When to use "has lived" vs. "lived" vs. "had lived"

    english.stackexchange.com/questions/19471

    Jim has lived there is present perfect.This describes a past action or event with present consequences; Jim lived there is simple past or preterite.