
Cipher vs. Cypher - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Jan 25, 2014 · Even so, cypher is still considered a valid variant of cipher in many orthographic circles today. Cypher is most popular in England, where it first emerged. Additionally, this …
Cipher vs Cypher - British English vs American English
Jun 4, 2016 · 2 This isn't strictly an "answer", but I thought you would be interested to see this pot-pourri of spellings of cipher/cypher from the 16th century onwards. It is from sense 5 of the …
What does "up in the cyph" mean in hip-hop?
Feb 18, 2018 · A 'street cypher' I'm guessing, is a person who is a part of 'those cycles'. The writer positions 'niggas' in a bigger context of 'where humanity came from' - Annunaki 'angels' who …
idioms - What is the origin of '__ cents on the dollar'? - English ...
Nov 11, 2021 · To change pence upon the pound into the same ratio of cents upon the dollar, you have only to annex a cypher to the pence, and divide them by 24 ; the quotient will be the true …
siphon vs. syphon - any reason to prefer one over the other?
Siphon is the common and preferred form My very big dictionary (The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition) contains no distinct entry for syphon. The …
"How about" vs. "What about" - English Language & Usage Stack …
Feb 22, 2011 · Is there a difference between starting a question with How about and What about? Can we use both expressions interchangeably?
What's the difference between "think it helpful" and "think it's ...
May 18, 2022 · Is the following a valid sentence? I think it helpful to mention the caveats in the document. If so, how is the meaning different from this: I think it's helpful to mention the …
grammaticality - Which is correct: "drive safe" or "drive safely ...
Jan 10, 2011 · When someone is going to drive their car somewhere, I always used to say "drive safely" to them. Recently I was told I should say "drive safe." (From: Would you ask someone …
"Speak to" vs. "Speak with" - English Language & Usage Stack …
Aug 14, 2010 · The OED’s first sense of “to speak with ——”, meaning “To converse with, talk to; to consult or confer with”, doesn’t seem restricted to North America. Citations from English …
"Sport" vs "Sports" Origin - English Language & Usage Stack …
Dec 10, 2014 · I was recently reading this article on the use of "math" vs. "maths" as a collective noun (Americans use the former, Brits the latter). However, the trend seen in "math/maths" is …