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  1. synonyms - Is "connexion" synonymous with "connection"? - English ...

    Feb 23, 2011 · Is connexion synonymous with connection? Can I use it, for example, in an ethernet connexion?

  2. Why are "connection" and "connexion" both used in the same work?

    The instances of connexion (84) are listed here, and the instances of connection (9) are listed here. I think what I am reading is the author's 500-page condensation of the work linked. My question is this: …

  3. Connexion pronunciation & verb - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Connexion is the original and variant spelling of "connection", common until at least the 19th century, and still occasionally used in British English (it was the house style of The Times of London...

  4. history - Is the etymology of "salary" a myth? - English Language ...

    Jun 3, 2018 · 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 …

  5. How and when did American spelling supersede British spelling in the …

    Oct 24, 2012 · When did connexion supersede connection in British English? Answer: Around 1820. But it only did so for around 30 years, up through around 1850. Ngram colored vs coloured Since this …

  6. What is the origin of the phrase "playing hooky"?

    Apr 9, 2015 · What does the word "hooky" mean in the phrase "play hooky" (skipping class/truancy) and where did it come from?

  7. etymology - Why did the word, “shellac” come to mean “to defeat ...

    Mar 29, 2016 · la connexion française The verb, 'to shellac', in all its senses, derives from the noun 'shellac', which itself translates French laque en écailles, "lac in thin plates".

  8. word usage - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Aug 12, 2016 · Spelling shifted from connexion to connection (especially in American English) mid-18c. under influence of connect, abetted by affection, direction, etc. See -xion.

  9. etymology - Is the alleged original meaning of the phrase 'blood is ...

    To your remarks on the spirit of clanship in Ireland, I answer in the words of an old tenant, who claims a sort of left-handed connexion in generations long since gone by; and the other day enforced his plea …

  10. Difference between "reflection" and "reflexion" - English Language ...

    Nov 16, 2011 · 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 ) …