
"Extensible" vs. "extendible" - English Language & Usage Stack …
Nov 7, 2012 · Extensible was, through the mid-20th century, the most common form, but today it trails extendable by a substantial margin, while extendible continues to appear infrequently. …
Best word for "unable to change" - English Language & Usage …
Aug 23, 2012 · I'm looking for a word that is the opposite of "adaptable." I would like to say "unadaptable," but that's not a real word according to my dictionary. So, what's the best word …
Why "motherboard" is used to refer to main board of computer
Why is motherboard used to refer to the main board of a computer? What is the relationship with the word mother here?
Trending 'suffixes' questions - English Language & Usage Stack …
Nov 27, 2025 · "Extensible" vs. "extendible" Where does the adjective form extensible come from and does it connote anything different than extendible? What's the difference, if any, between …
What’s the term for an acronym that refers to another acronym?
Apr 8, 2022 · For example, AIM stands for AOL Instant Messenger, and AOL stands for American OnLine. This isn’t quite the same thing as a recursive acronym, which refers to itself. Maybe …
"Good at" or "Good in" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Good - I thought of "good in bed", but hadn't noticed it was extensible. But I concur that its complement must be a place, not an activity.
What is the difference between "practical" and "practicable"?
Nov 13, 2015 · The distinction that I've drawn in my mind is that practical means easily practiced and practicable means capable of being put into practice.
A or an XML report? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
+1 - Even if the reader expands the abbreviation to "Extensible Markup Language", it would still take "an". With some abbreviations, you'd need to consider what's being abbreviated and …
Questions about history and usage of the word "paren"
May 19, 2021 · The character lists and extensible specifications are defined at the beginning of the program file. Then come the programs for individual characters, most of which use …
What does "too on the nose" mean? - English Language & Usage …
May 25, 2015 · What does "too on the nose" mean, especially as applied to art? I use the expression but struggle to explicitly articulate what I mean. My best attempt is that I use it to …