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- 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]
- orthography - How do you spell wifi Wi-Fi WiFi? - English Language . . .
This is probably related to whether one should capitalize Internet or not I am looking for the correct spelling of wifi when referring to a wireless connection to the Internet I want to tell the
- meaning in context - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
of1 = figure, size, and connexion It belongs in the 1600s The context makes it clear that this refers to the "it" that is "nothing but body" [whatever that "it" is] It's fine to try to understand the sentence, but you can't apply the rules of modern English to it The words (for example, "neither") don't even mean the same thing any more
- 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
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