Origin of the phrase, "There's more than one way to skin a cat."
Jun 30, 2011 · There are many versions of this proverb, which suggests there are always several ways to do something. The earliest printed citation of this proverbial saying that I can find is in …
Are names of chemicals not proper nouns? - English Language
Apr 22, 2024 · Product names which are derived after an inventor's name will often remain capitalized, though not always (e.g. the petroleum distillate used to power trucks and …
Origin of the phrase "Now we're cooking with
The original is "Now You're Cooking With Gas", supposedly part of an ad campaign from the era when gas stoves first started replacing wood stoves for cooking in the home. The Wikitionary …
Why is the BrE “petrol” called "gas" in AmE?
Dec 4, 2015 · By the end of the century the gas was derived directly from crude oil and gas oil was renamed Diesel oil (up to 21 carbon atoms per molecule) because its main use was in …
Same adjective for two nouns - English Language & Usage Stack …
May 17, 2015 · The government placed restrictions on both diesel fuel and diesel engines. Here I dont want to repeat the diesel. I cannot write: The government placed restrictions on both …
Throttle is to slow down, but full throttle is max speed?
Dec 19, 2023 · In these cases, it is used even when the engine being controlled is a diesel or a gas turbine, where control is effected by altering the fuel flow rather than that of the working …
Adjective for engine running at high speed
Sep 29, 2015 · Close, but there's an implication that the engine is unloaded or running at a harmfully high speed, which doesn't fit the OP's requirement of a gerund that means "working …
"Particulate" vs. "particle" [closed] - English Language & Usage …
What’s the difference between particulate and particle? Should it be diesel particulates or diesel particles, and why? Could you provide three or more examples where it should use particulate …
Difference between 'accident' and 'coincidence' [closed]
Mar 1, 2017 · In many dictionaries there doesn't seem to be a difference between those two words (if they express that something unexpected happens), but my English teacher told me …
meaning - "Flammable" versus "Combustible" - English Language …
Gas is flammable, diesel vapour combustible. In England I was always taught that the difference between flammable and inflammable was that inflammable required a flame to permit burning.