
"Named" vs "called" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Over on Stackoverflow, I keep seeing questions wherein posters say: *I have an item named SoAndSo (a table, a file, etc.). Shouldn't it be: *I have an item called SoAndSo. Is "named" an …
american english - "Named for" vs. "named after" - English …
2014年8月3日 · As a Brit, I'm used to the phrase named after being used to say how something got its name. For example, in Wikipedia's List of eponymous roads in London, we read that …
etymology - What is the story behind the word ...
2010年8月26日 · *Obviously by combining the appropriate root word with the word phobia, any number of unlikely fears can be named. Some are acarophobia, a fear of itching, …
Why does Polly want a cracker? - English Language & Usage Stack …
2012年7月22日 · Where does the expression "Polly wants a cracker" come from? Why is the parrot named Polly, and why doesn't she want seeds?
What do you call a daughter with the same name as her mother?
2013年4月25日 · What do you call a daughter with the same name as her mother? Is there a female equivalent for 'junior' in the english language?
What is the difference between "named" and "termed"?
2018年8月1日 · However, termed is much more formal and is often used to describe very specific concepts in multiple different fields. named, on the other hand, is a bit less formal and thus, …
Comma before "named"? - English Language & Usage Stack …
2017年6月13日 · There should be a file, named something.txt. or There should be a file named something.txt.
word choice - "Henceforth" vs. "hereinafter" - English Language
2012年6月6日 · What is the most suitable way to express that a sentence/word will be "replaced by" another sentence/word, from that point (in a text, for instance)? Henceforth called/named...
A word for the person after whom someone or something is named
2013年1月12日 · Places, roads, streets etc., get named after famous people, too. Many inventions and discoveries have been named after people who invented or discovered them. But I am not …
Is the usage of "labeled" preferred to the usage of "named"?
2010年12月15日 · Named is preferred in your example, since you are formally giving a name to your method. Labelling (beyond the literal) generally infers that someone else has suggested …