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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

Jun 13, 2012 · I am going to make a list of options. Which the correct form to use as an option: 'other' or 'others'? The option may contain several members.

Take a look at this very similar question here on EL&U. Quoting the relevant answer from here- In terms of meaning, there is no difference between these sentences: It seems that they have not …

Aug 22, 2011 · Normally, one would say, "Have you had breakfast?" or "Did you have breakfast [yet]?" to ask if someone has eaten breakfast on a particular day or morning. When used with …

Mar 30, 2016 · What that quote means by "a pronounced h" is simply "the sound /h/." It is normally represented by the letter "h" in English writing, but not always—many people use it at …