- synonyms - Is connexion synonymous with connection? - English . . .
In British English, connexion is an alternative spelling of connection; American English only uses connection The origin of the word connection explains the reason of this Connection has origin from the Latin connexio(n-) ; only in the 18th century the spelling -ct- started to be used, on the pattern of words like collect , and collection
- word choice - “Connect to” vs. “Connect with”: Which is better . . .
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- word usage - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Spelling shifted from connexion to connection (especially in American English) mid-18c under influence of connect, abetted by affection, direction, etc See -xion -xion: ending favored in British English for certain words that in U S typically end in -ction, such as connexion, complexion, inflexion, as being more true to the Latin rules
- What is the origin of the phrase playing hooky?
Play truant (As From the above, the sense-connexion being to hook Jack from going to school ) Harold Wentworth, American Dialect Dictionary (1944) confirms the usage of "hook Jack" listed in Wilkinson: hook Jack To play truant Cf slunk school [the corresponding term used in Maritimes Canada, circa 1895]
- history - Is the etymology of salary a myth? - English Language . . .
Two small points: 1 Pliny's mention is vague, in that he doesn't mention the nature of these 'rewards', but from other sources (e g Tacitus) it seems clear that a kind of regular salary fitting a certain military rank is in fact intended
- Difference between reflection and reflexion - English Language . . .
The same word, two spellings Oxford English Dictionary The spelling reflection is now much commoner than reflexion in all uses, probably largely as a result of association with reflect v ; compare also flexion n , connection n , etc N E D (1905 ) notes that the spelling reflexion was then ‘still common in scientific use, perhaps through its connexion with reflex’
- etymology - Is the alleged original meaning of the phrase blood is . . .
I recently read that the phrase "Blood is thicker than water" was originally derived from the phrase "the blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb", implying that the ordinary meaning is the opposite of the original intention
- Tassel vs. Tassle? Which is correctly spelled, or both?
@Pete: I'm sure Mr_Crypto used a dictionary, but tassle gets 5 million hits on Google and Garner's Modern American Usage includes an example of it misspelled in a major newspaper
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