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 · According to the Online Etymological Dictionary, vacuum entered English in the 1540s directly from Latin as the substantivized, neuter form of the adjective vacuus. The earliest use was as …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Feb 28, 2021 · Is it necessary to put an article before the word "vacuum" and if necessary, why?

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, …

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'.

Jun 23, 2020 · Is the pope catholic? Do vacuum cleaners suck? Is water wet? Is the hypotenuse the longest side of a triangle? Does a bear live in the woods? I’ll answer you with my favorite ‘Y’ …

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 …