Apr 27, 2016 · The long s disappeared from new typefaces rapidly in the mid-1790s, and most printers who could afford to do so had discarded older typefaces by the early 19th century.

Jun 4, 2023 · The long S, which sounded like a cross between an S and an F, came to be pronounced the same as the short S, so it was dropped in English and combined with the short S, what we just call S today, the gist of which is my second paragraph.

"How long is the Panama Canal? - About fifty miles from the Atlantic to the Pacific." we can use "how long" for questioning distance also (when talking about lengths and measures). how far - a) distance and b) length (miles, kilometre, feet, etc.). how long - …

May 31, 2014 · What does long mean before a name? Like Long John Silver in Treasure Island or Long Susan in Ripper Street.

I just googled the difference between as long as and so long as. The difference has alredy been discussed here. There are, it seems, two contexts for these expressions: lengths and physical compar...

Aug 26, 2010 · Sesquipedalian means having many syllables, and you'll probably know what phobia means. Thus, "sesquipedaliophobia" is an irrational fear of words with many syllables. The prefixes "hippopoto-" and "monstro-", as you might guess, are not there to add anything in terms of meaning, in fact they are rather nonsensical. Their only purpose is to make the word longer, …

Jul 7, 2022 · I have become so used to the long 's' that I read it as quickly as if they were the standard short 's', but it took me awhile to stop seeing them as 'f's. Luckily the "ct" connection thin...

The question, even though on the surface answered according to ELU's prescribed methods of research, leads in a direction that should be avoided. If that sounds long-winded, it's because I couldn't find an idiomatic phrase that would not prolong the 'joke'. Sorry.

Jul 6, 2017 · In its original sense, a shaggy dog story or yarn is an extremely long-winded anecdote characterized by extensive narration of typically irrelevant incidents and terminated by an anticlimax or a pointless punchline. (Wikipedia) It's not really a long, complicated word but at least it's not used so much any more.

May 1, 2022 · a person who has had long experience in a particular field. How long the experience needs to be before one is considered a veteran is quite subjective but I have certainly seen it applied to quite young people.