Mar 18, 2016 · It seems plausible that the medical convention of using 'x' as the second letter of an abbreviation (in, for example, Dx (diagnosis), Sx (symptom or surgery), Fx (family), Hx …

As others have mentioned, Christmas and New Year are proper nouns, and thus are capitalized. Generally the phrases "Merry Christmas" and "Happy New Year" are used in greetings, as …

Feb 23, 2015 · Medicine has a tendency to abbreviate many things using X: Biopsy - Bx, Dx - diagnosis, Fx - fracture, Hx - history, Sx - surgery, and Tx - transplant, transformation, …

In standard English, the digraph th is a dental fricative [θ, ð]. Several dialects feature th -fronting, where th becomes a labiodental fricative [f, v]; others feature th -stopping, where th becomes a …

Sep 19, 2011 · What's the origin of the idiom go south? Why is it go south only? Why not go southwest or go east? Are the direction-related idioms go south, go north, go east, and go …

Sep 20, 2021 · Please include the research you’ve done, or consider if your question suits our English Language Learners site better. Questions that can be answered using commonly …

Which is correct: What is the course fee? or What is the course fees? Also, are the two words fee and fees interchangeable?

Dec 1, 2011 · Both would have had to have been and would have had to be are pointlessly complex for most contexts. Just would have to have been (with the first have pronounced haff) …

Apr 20, 2015 · Your take/consider constructions seem like independent clauses (of the imperative variety). As such, common usage would suggest using the colon, dash, or period to mark the …

This question is related, but is not a duplicate, of Why do some words have "X" as a substitute?. I have noticed that a few nouns can be significantly abbreviated with an "x" at the …