Are names of chemicals not proper nouns? - English Language
Apr 22, 2024 · Product names which are derived after an inventor's name will often remain capitalized, though not always (e.g. the petroleum distillate used to power trucks and locomotives is called …
"If it works, it works" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Mar 20, 2025 · I suppose a more realistic example is the development of powered pumps, locomotives etc. Newcomen's atmospheric engine did a vital job, but was bettered by Watt's improvements. …
Same adjective for two nouns - English Language & Usage Stack …
May 17, 2015 · The government placed restrictions on both diesel fuel and diesel engines. Here I dont want to repeat the diesel. I cannot write: The government placed restrictions on both diesel fuel and …
"Particulate" vs. "particle" [closed] - English Language & Usage Stack ...
What’s the difference between particulate and particle? Should it be diesel particulates or diesel particles, and why? Could you provide three or more examples where it should use particulate rat...
Why is the BrE “petrol” called "gas" in AmE?
Dec 4, 2015 · By the end of the century the gas was derived directly from crude oil and gas oil was renamed Diesel oil (up to 21 carbon atoms per molecule) because its main use was in injection …
Throttle is to slow down, but full throttle is max speed?
Dec 19, 2023 · Originally, throttle meant throat. So "full-throttle" for a motorized vehicle is like a lion's full-throated roar - the throttle/throat is opened as wide as possible (for maximum throughput of fuel …
"on time" in Chess Jargon - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Mar 12, 2025 · Note there is a much more common non niche meaning of 'on time' (with stress on both words "Please be on time for work in the morning." meaning arrive at a specific clock time. In the …
What do Americans call the fuel in a gas-powered car?
Dec 23, 2015 · The term autogas for LP gas does not seem to be widespread; note, for example, the absence of autogas engine in Google NGrams against LPG engine and propane engine, which are …
Is there a term for "mains power" in U.S. English?
Apr 12, 2011 · After the hurricane, the hospital powered life support equipment from diesel generators for 36 hours, then switched back to the mains. "Grid" would also be acceptable. If you're referring to …
When did the insult “up yours” come into existence?
Sep 14, 2023 · The movie Blazing Saddles used everything and anything to get a laugh. When the African American sheriff, newly assigned to a rural town, patrolled the main thoroughfare he …