- synonyms - Is connexion synonymous with connection? - English . . .
In British English, connexion is an alternative spelling of connection; American English only uses connection The origin of the word connection explains the reason of this Connection has origin from the Latin connexio(n-) ; only in the 18th century the spelling -ct- started to be used, on the pattern of words like collect , and collection
- Why are connection and connexion both used in the same work?
The etymological spelling connexion is the original in English; in 17th cent it was supported by the verb connex v ; after the latter was displaced by connect v , the n began c1725–50 to be often spelt connection, a spelling which, under the influence of etymologically-formed words, such as affection, collection , direction , inspection
- word choice - “Connect to” vs. “Connect with”: Which is better . . .
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- word usage - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Spelling shifted from connexion to connection (especially in American English) mid-18c under influence of connect, abetted by affection, direction, etc See -xion -xion: ending favored in British English for certain words that in U S typically end in -ction, such as connexion, complexion, inflexion, as being more true to the Latin rules
- What is the origin of the phrase playing hooky?
Play truant (As From the above, the sense-connexion being to hook Jack from going to school ) Harold Wentworth, American Dialect Dictionary (1944) confirms the usage of "hook Jack" listed in Wilkinson: hook Jack To play truant Cf slunk school [the corresponding term used in Maritimes Canada, circa 1895]
- How and when did American spelling supersede British spelling in the US . . .
1843: connection > connexion; 1844: recognize > recognise; There are a number of other similar instances There are also examples such as fraternize vs fraternise where the former, while already (in terms of the ngram) maintaining a small lead in preference, takes a sudden leap after ~1835
- history - Is the etymology of salary a myth? - English Language . . .
Two small points: 1 Pliny's mention is vague, in that he doesn't mention the nature of these 'rewards', but from other sources (e g Tacitus) it seems clear that a kind of regular salary fitting a certain military rank is in fact intended
- Difference between reflection and reflexion - English Language . . .
The same word, two spellings Oxford English Dictionary The spelling reflection is now much commoner than reflexion in all uses, probably largely as a result of association with reflect v ; compare also flexion n , connection n , etc N E D (1905 ) notes that the spelling reflexion was then ‘still common in scientific use, perhaps through its connexion with reflex’
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