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  • etymology - Why is home electricity supply called mains? - English . . .
    The 1727 citation: "Where any Stock-Blocks of Wood with Plugs, or any Fire-Cocks, were made and fix'd on any Mains " Clearly, Mains is singular in this The citations alternate between using main and mains, and they're mostly British, so the singular and plural coexisted in U K usage for at least two centuries –
  • When is Mains or grid no longer the correct electrical term?
    Mains electricity specifically does not include the service connection Mains is what the utility company has to construct back to the power plant Service connections are what the utility company has to supply to bridge the mains to the consumers Unless you are a refinery or steel mill, you don't have mains on your property
  • Is there a term for mains power in U. S. English?
    This insinuates that "mains" is not a U S term, and that the alternatives are all equally imprecise Conclusion: Americans are likely to use "grid" as a synonym for "mains", which isn't baseless So really the British style only seemed better because I hadn't yet considered whether the word already has another meaning
  • word choice - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
    This can apply not only to the water mains but to any other utility that "flows" through some sort of pipe or conduit, such as sewage, natural gas, electricity, cable TV, etc In some cases (especially cable TV) there may be a connotation of making an illegal connection in order to gain access without payment, if it is not clear that the acting
  • single word requests - Alternative for manning a station - English . . .
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  • How serious an insult is wanker in British English? [NSFW]
    @Snubian: It certainly is a fascinating topic My personal theory on that (based on little hard evidence, but seems plausible) is that it's related to the use of strong insults between friends: with stronger language there is a 'bonding' effect where it is understood by both parties that the insult-calling is not serious, and that the social bond between the two is so strong that use of such a
  • What is the origin of the phrase great minds think alike?
    @Clare - Robertson cannot be given the entire credit for the proverb, simply because he modified something that was already in existence, namely, the proverb ‘Great minds jump’ (where ‘jump’ is not to be understood in the sense of ‘push oneself off a surface, but in its now-obsolete form, meaning ‘completely agree’)
  • word choice - Difference between all and all the - English Language . . .
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  • single word requests - Person who invites: Inviter or Invitor . . .
    There is a clean word that defines person that is invited: an invitee However, I can't seem to find a straight definition of either terms that would define a person who invites the invitee Is it "
  • grammar - What is the correct way to say that the electricity has come . . .
    The emergency generator will compensate locally while the mains are still offline and The storm knocked out phone, cable, water, sewage, gas, and power, and it would be weeks before utilities were back online





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