Aug 21, 2017 · +1 It seems that vacuum is the odd word out when placed in a lineup with (for example) continuum, individuum, menstruum, and residuum. I don't know why the -uum in vacuum came to be …

Apr 28, 2018 · I noticed Robin Michael, who is on this site, stated she learned to spell the word 'vacuum' as "vacumn". I was also taught the same thing in school around 40 years ago; I always scored the

What's the difference between at hand, on hand and in hand? At hand seems to me as if you have something in reach. On hand is if you have something in stock. And in hand can be used as if you …

Sep 18, 2010 · Most of the "she" style labels I hear are half terms of endearment and half self mockery. I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest if a man referred to a vacuum cleaner as "she" even though …

Jun 15, 2011 · Clearly they are related through Latin, from e- and vacare (out of and to empty) and from vacuus (empty), and in Latin the shared morpheme is vac-. More interesting may be the relationships …

Oct 8, 2017 · If a 'vacuum cleaner cleaner' is a machine for cleaning vacuum cleaners, then the person who cleans the vacuum cleaner cleaner would be a 'vacuum cleaner cleaner cleaner'.

Perfect vacuum does not exist - there will always be some energy, some particles manifesting themselves spontaneously from quantum uncertainty, but generally lack of matter, including air is …

Feb 11, 2018 · Considering their primary meanings, vacuum is used more often in a scientific context, in which case it means space completely or partially absent of any matter/air. It is a scientific term, …

What is the difference between smart and clever? As far as I understand the latter is offensive. But the Cambrige Dictionary gives similar definitions of smart and clever.

Oct 24, 2011 · A perfect vacuum would be one with no particles in it at all, which is impossible to achieve in practice. Physicists often discuss ideal test results that would occur in a perfect vacuum, which …