
american english - "Named for" vs. "named after" - English …
Aug 3, 2014 · Clearly "named after" means something along the lines of "These drawings are by Smith after those of Jones" where the "after" meaning "following as a consequence", so …
"Named" vs "called" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Over on Stackoverflow, I keep seeing questions wherein posters say: *I have an item named SoAndSo (a table, a file, etc.). Shouldn't it be: *I have an item called SoAndSo. Is "named" an …
word choice - What is the name of the symbols - and ">"?
Jun 27, 2015 · I know that ^ is called a caret, but this doesn't seem to apply to the similarly shaped but nonetheless different < and > symbols. The only names I've heard them called is …
What is the difference between "named" and "termed"?
Aug 1, 2018 · However, termed is much more formal and is often used to describe very specific concepts in multiple different fields. named, on the other hand, is a bit less formal and thus, …
word choice - "Henceforth" vs. "hereinafter" - English Language
Jun 6, 2012 · What is the most suitable way to express that a sentence/word will be "replaced by" another sentence/word, from that point (in a text, for instance)? Henceforth called/named...
How should I use "eponym", "eponymous" and "namesake"?
None of these seem to be proper, given that eponym and eponymous are used for people or things that are named after a person. Since the Tower Bridge is not a person, these terms …
Are people named or called? - English Language & Usage Stack …
May 7, 2019 · People are both named and called. You are "named" at birth by your parents, and "called" by other people during your lifetime. In your examples, however, I would use neither …
grammatical number - "Our name is" or "Our names are"?
May 30, 2014 · Saying "our name is Sarah" is incorrect because it implies that there is a single collective to which the Sarahs belong that is named Sarah. This is implicated by using the …
A word for the person after whom someone or something is named
Jan 12, 2013 · Places, roads, streets etc., get named after famous people, too. Many inventions and discoveries have been named after people who invented or discovered them. But I am not …
single word requests - Is there an adjective meaning "having the …
Is there an adjective to describe a work that has the same name as another work? The two works in question may or may not be related. For instance, instead of writing The movie The Nutty …