Communities

Writing
Writing
Codidact Meta
Codidact Meta
The Great Outdoors
The Great Outdoors
Photography & Video
Photography & Video
Scientific Speculation
Scientific Speculation
Cooking
Cooking
Electrical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Judaism
Judaism
Languages & Linguistics
Languages & Linguistics
Software Development
Software Development
Mathematics
Mathematics
Christianity
Christianity
Code Golf
Code Golf
Music
Music
Physics
Physics
Linux Systems
Linux Systems
Power Users
Power Users
Tabletop RPGs
Tabletop RPGs
Community Proposals
Community Proposals
tag:snake search within a tag
answers:0 unanswered questions
user:xxxx search by author id
score:0.5 posts with 0.5+ score
"snake oil" exact phrase
votes:4 posts with 4+ votes
created:<1w created < 1 week ago
post_type:xxxx type of post
Search help
Notifications
Mark all as read See all your notifications »
Users Search
Help Dashboard Sign In Sign Up
Q&A Resources Meta
Profile Activity Vote Summary All Communities

Vote summary for PSTH‭

A daily summary of votes received for posts.

Mar 17, 2022: -3

+0
−3
How did prae + scribere semantically shift from meaning "write before" ⟶ "a title or right acquired through long use or uninterrupted possession"?
Question Q&A

Mar 8, 2022: -2

+0
−1
How does 'contango' semantically appertain to (1) 'continue'? (2) Or 'contain' as in Spanish 'contengo'?
Question Q&A
+0
−1
How did 'in' + 'as' + 'much' (⟶ inasmuch) compound to mean "in an equal or like degree"?
Question Q&A

Mar 7, 2022: -3

+0
−1
How does 'contango' semantically appertain to (1) 'continue'? (2) Or 'contain' as in Spanish 'contengo'?
Question Q&A
+0
−1
How did 'in' + 'as' + 'much' (⟶ inasmuch) compound to mean "in an equal or like degree"?
Question Q&A
+0
−1
How did (the cross-linguistic univerbation) 'nothing/not/none/no + less' semantically shift to mean 'despite'?
Question Q&A

Mar 6, 2022: -4

+0
−1
How does 'contango' semantically appertain to (1) 'continue'? (2) Or 'contain' as in Spanish 'contengo'?
Question Q&A
+0
−1
How did 'in' + 'as' + 'much' (⟶ inasmuch) compound to mean "in an equal or like degree"?
Question Q&A
+0
−2
How did (the cross-linguistic univerbation) 'nothing/not/none/no + less' semantically shift to mean 'despite'?
Question Q&A

Mar 4, 2022: -2

+0
−2
How did 'ad-' + 'rogare' compound to mean 'to make great claims about oneself'?
Question Q&A

Mar 2, 2022: -1

+0
−1
How can fulsome constitute "a case of ironic understatement"?
Question Q&A

Mar 1, 2022: -1

+0
−1
How can fulsome constitute "a case of ironic understatement"?
Question Q&A

Feb 24, 2022: -4

+0
−1
What semantic notions underlie the legal meaning of 'vest' — with its original meanings of 'robe', 'gown'?
Question Q&A
+0
−2
How did 'security' semantically shift to signify 'tradable financial asset'?
Question Q&A
+0
−1
How does the semantic notion of “in defiance of” signify “notwithstanding”?
Question Q&A

Feb 22, 2022: -1

+0
−1
How does the semantic notion of “in defiance of” signify “notwithstanding”?
Question Q&A

Jan 29, 2022: -1

+0
−1
How's inVEST semantically related to VEST? How did the "idea of dressing your capital up in different clothes" arise?
Question Q&A

Jan 28, 2022: +1

+1
−0
How's inVEST semantically related to VEST? How did the "idea of dressing your capital up in different clothes" arise?
Question Q&A

Jan 25, 2022: -1

+0
−1
What semantic notions underlie the legal meaning of 'vest' — with its original meanings of 'robe', 'gown'?
Question Q&A
+1
−1
How did 'videlicet' (it's permissible to see) semantically shift 🢂 to signify 'to wit, namely'?
Question Q&A

Jan 23, 2022: -5

+0
−3
What's the difference between "in doing so" and "by doing so"?
Answer Q&A
+0
−1
What semantic notions underlie "pull, drag" (in tractō) 🡒 "negotiate, bargain" (in 'treat')?
Question Q&A
+0
−1
What semantic notions underlie vērum's 2 superficially unrelated senses — "truly" vs. 'but; yet; however'?
Question Q&A

Jan 19, 2022: -1

+0
−1
What semantic notions underlie "pull, drag" (in tractō) 🡒 "negotiate, bargain" (in 'treat')?
Question Q&A

Jan 18, 2022: -1

+0
−1
What semantic notions underlie vērum's 2 superficially unrelated senses — "truly" vs. 'but; yet; however'?
Question Q&A