How exactly was the long S used and why did people stop using it ...
WEBApr 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. Pioneer of type design John Bell (1746–1831), who started the British Letter Foundry in 1788, commissioned the William Caslon Company to produce a new modern typeface for him ...
Use of “f ” instead of “s” in historic, printed English documents
WEBLong s: The long-s originated at a very early date in cursive Roman scripts, and can be seen in both Old Roman Cursive (1st to 3rd centuries AD) and New Roman Cursive (late 3rd century to 7th century). ("The Long and the Short of the Letter S", by Andrew West, BabelStone Blog) It’s no longer used in today’s English.
Why does "s" have different forms? - old english
WEBJun 4, 2023 — 9. The "s" at the start of "se" and the one at the start of "steorra" are two variant handwritten forms of the same letter. I don't think the use of one vs. the other is connected to any difference in meaning. It might be affected by the following letter: apparently the taller version of s seen in steorra might be preferred as part of an st ...
"How far" vs "How long" - English Language & Usage Stack …
WEBwe 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 - a) duration and b) length (measure and time). your reasoning is a bit confused here. Long is used for measuring length and for measuring time.
“so long as” vs. “as long as” - English Language & Usage Stack ...
WEB19. The answer to your first question is no, so long as is neither particularly colloquial nor casual. If anything, so long as has a more formal feel to it, not a less formal one, for reasons I shall presently make clear. The answer to your second is no, so long as is not something that “should be avoided altogether”.
meaning - What does "long" mean before a name? - English …
WEBMay 31, 2014 — Thomas Jefferson: Long Tom, (April 13 [O.S. April 2] 1743 – July 4, 1826) 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) Edward I: Edward Longshanks (17 June 1239 – 7 July 1307) 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) Long John Silver (mid-1800s) A fictional character, his actual height is not mentioned in Robert Louis Stevenson's novel, Treasure Island.
grammaticality - Is "a ways to go" grammatically correct? - English ...
WEBJan 20, 2021 — 3. No, it is not grammatically correct - "a" is specifically singular, while "ways" is specifically plural. (Of course, being grammatically incorrect does not prevent it being in common usage.) Language evolves; headquarters used to be plural, but now I don't think anybody would object to "a headquarters".
idioms - Alternative to saying "Long pole in the tent" - English ...
WEBMay 23, 2012 — 9. Help! A former colleague got all of us using the expression "x is long pole in the tent" to mean: x is the person or issue that's preventing forward progress on a project. x is the person or issue that will take up the most time on a project. Besides not being a familiar idiom for some, the expression has sexual overtones.
Long (Pole/Poll/Pull)? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
WEBNov 13, 2020 — There seem to be two different expressions, each used as metaphors. Long pull / haul = a lengthy, difficult journey, as for instance by portageurs (to avoid rapids), or to get over a range of hills. 'Long pole [in a tent]' = the round peg in the square hole, causing problems, holding up the job. – Edwin Ashworth. Nov 13, 2020 at 16:23.
What is the origin and scope of usage of the phrase "So long...." …
WEBDec 5, 2012 — So-long! Good bye! Adieu! (Heard in Looe and Waldebridge). W.T.A.P[attison, "of Duporth, near St. Austell"] Perhaps the most intriguing early example of "so long" that I came across was from a translation of a story by the German writer E.T.A. Hoffmann, "The Mines of Falun," in Graham's Illustrated Magazine (January 1858):