Mar 18, 2016 · It seems plausible that the medical convention of using 'x' as the second letter of an abbreviation (in, for example, Dx (diagnosis), Sx (symptom or surgery), Fx (family), Hx (history), and …

Feb 23, 2015 · Medicine has a tendency to abbreviate many things using X: Biopsy - Bx, Dx - diagnosis, Fx - fracture, Hx - history, Sx - surgery, and Tx - transplant, transformation, transaction, therapy, …

Apr 20, 2015 · Your take/consider constructions seem like independent clauses (of the imperative variety). As such, common usage would suggest using the colon, dash, or period to mark the …

Sep 19, 2011 · What's the origin of the idiom go south? Why is it go south only? Why not go southwest or go east? Are the direction-related idioms go south, go north, go east, and go west correlated? …

This question can be satisfactorily answered only if a specific context is provided. For example: A: I broke up with my boyfriend because he was cheating on me. B: How'dja know? = How did you …

Aug 22, 2011 · Normally, one would say, "Have you had breakfast?" or "Did you have breakfast [yet]?" to ask if someone has eaten breakfast on a particular day or morning. When used with breakfast, do …

Sep 30, 2012 · Is the difference between flotation and floatation a US/UK difference or something else? I think I did see floatation in some physics book.

Sep 15, 2023 · Google ngrams show that both 'our heart goes out to' and 'our hearts go out to' are used, the latter being much the more common, emphasising the level of concern rather than the unity of …

Jun 6, 2014 · What are the age group names for each increment of a decade,starting from 0 and up? i.e. Octogenarian or teenager ?? Thanks

Feb 25, 2012 · What is the correct usage of phrase "you don't know what you don't know"? Can it be used in formal conversation/writing?