Jun 3, 2012 · What is the correct abbreviation of engineer? In my organization, some of my colleagues use Eng. and some use Engr.

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May 17, 2011 · Question pretty self-explanatory. Should the abbreviation of the Latin term philosophiae doctor be written as PhD (no periods) or Ph.D. (with periods)?

Nov 28, 2021 · 3 Mostly because -eng, -enk didn’t survive Middle English We don’t have native words in -eng, -enk because of a regular sound-change that any such words underwent in …

Now I'm asked to look at a legal document (here) and answer the question that which provisions apply to a certain case. However, I don't know what the word 'provision' means in a legal …

I was reading this Reddit post's comments: ' I am the guy with two penises. AMA ' (NSFW), and came upon this discussion (of sorts), where the plural of "penis" has been suggested to be …

I remember being told that "teh" (a common misspelling of "the") is actually a proper (though very old and no longer in common usage) English word. Teh was used as an example that if every …

Sep 20, 2011 · What is this type of word called: Mr., Ms., Dr.? In the document I am using, it is referred to as the "prefix", but I don't think that is correct.

Its usual that we see doctors use Dr. Title, but I have also seen engineers use title - Er. Is this practise allowed, approved? I have seen few name boards like that in India.