(GRE Success! ) Fwd: English Language and Usage Weekly Newsletter - Thursday, June 21, 2012

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  [image: English Language and Usage Weekly Newsletter]    Top new
questions this week:   How to read “E = (mc)²” so as not to mistake for “E
= mc²”<http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/71052/how-to-read-e-mc-so-as-not-to-mistake-for-e-mc?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>

According to one of the questions already asked on EL&U, “E = mc²” is read
as E equals M C squared. How do we read “E = (mc)²” so that it is not
mistaken for “E = mc²”?
  *pronunciation<http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/pronunciation?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>
*mathematics<http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/mathematics?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>
       asked by
Meysam<http://english.stackexchange.com/users/3690/meysam?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>57
votes     answered
by Macro<http://english.stackexchange.com/users/12380/macro?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>80
votes        A
common phrase that describes something that looks good but is actually not
good<http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/71398/a-common-phrase-that-describes-something-that-looks-good-but-is-actually-not-good?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>

I am looking for common phrases that describe something that appears good
but are actually bad. Edit Because people say "bad" is vague I will try to
sum up the phrase meaning a little better …
  *phrases<http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/phrases?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>
       asked by
austinbv<http://english.stackexchange.com/users/7621/austinbv?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>22
votes     answered
by Jasper Loy<http://english.stackexchange.com/users/2683/jasper-loy?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>22
votes        A
word that says a person is both female and your
friend<http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/71806/a-word-that-says-a-person-is-both-female-and-your-friend?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>

It's often confusing for me to talk about my friends, especially my female
friends. This is because in Dutch there are words for both male ("vriend")
and female ("vriendin") friends. In English …
  *word-choice<http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/word-choice?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>
*gender<http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/gender?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>
       asked by Simon
Verbeke<http://english.stackexchange.com/users/12344/simon-verbeke?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>18
votes     answered
by Barrie England<http://english.stackexchange.com/users/12952/barrie-england?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>26
votes        Less
vulgar synonyms for
"circlejerk"<http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/71073/less-vulgar-synonyms-for-circlejerk?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>

Someone asked in the Math.StackExchange chatroom what a "more refined word
for circlejerk" might be. UrbanDictionary defines this (in our desired
usage) as: [...] pompous, self-congratulatory …
  *synonyms<http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/synonyms?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>
*offensive-language<http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/offensive-language?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>
       asked by
anon<http://english.stackexchange.com/users/22323/anon?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>16
votes     answered
by choster<http://english.stackexchange.com/users/16052/choster?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>25
votes        What's
up with the word
"egregious"?<http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/71551/whats-up-with-the-word-egregious?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>

According to Google's dictionary (and MacOS/iOS dictionary), egregious has
the following definitions: I've seen words with multiple definitions, but
not ones that are exact contradictions. Some …
  *meaning<http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/meaning?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>
*etymology<http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/etymology?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>
       asked by
mohabitar<http://english.stackexchange.com/users/4947/mohabitar?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>11
votes     answered
by Fr0zenFyr<http://english.stackexchange.com/users/20776/fr0zenfyr?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>7
votes        What's
the difference between a "nook" and a
"cranny"?<http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/71444/whats-the-difference-between-a-nook-and-a-cranny?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>

I think both words mean a sort of crevice or corner. Presumably there must
be some significant difference. The words are almost always used together:
e.g. She searched in every nook and cranny …
  *meaning<http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/meaning?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>
       asked by
Urbycoz<http://english.stackexchange.com/users/7451/urbycoz?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>11
votes     answered
by Barrie England<http://english.stackexchange.com/users/12952/barrie-england?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>10
votes        The
use of "trespasses"<http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/71933/the-use-of-trespasses?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>

According to a dictionary search for "trespasses": v. Enter the owner's
land or property without permission n. A voluntary wrongful act against the
person or property of another, esp. unlawful entry …
  *verbs<http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/verbs?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>
*grammatical-structure<http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/grammatical-structure?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>
*construction<http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/construction?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>
*word-formation<http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/word-formation?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>
       asked by Mark
Mayo<http://english.stackexchange.com/users/15103/mark-mayo?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>9
votes     answered
by James McLeod<http://english.stackexchange.com/users/5450/james-mcleod?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>8
votes       Greatest
hits from previous weeks:   What are "coherence" and "cohesion" in text
linguistics?<http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/48481/what-are-coherence-and-cohesion-in-text-linguistics?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>

I am still learning English. My English language professor has given me an
assignment on coherence and cohesion. But it seems difficult to me. I've
consulted my friend and he told me: Cohesion and …
  *differences<http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/differences?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>
*linguistics<http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/linguistics?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>
       asked by
AlphaMale<http://english.stackexchange.com/users/12165/alphamale?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>4
votes     answered
by Barrie England<http://english.stackexchange.com/users/12952/barrie-england?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>5
votes        "The
Dude abides" — what does "abide" mean in that
context?<http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/38213/the-dude-abides--what-does-abide-mean-in-that-context?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>

I'm unfamilar with the word "abide" which is famously used the the movie
quote "The Dude abides" (The Big Lebowski). Looking it up in a
German/English dictionary makes me believe it's "The Dude lives …
  *verbs<http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/verbs?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>
*meaning-in-context<http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/meaning-in-context?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>
       asked by Michael
Stum<http://english.stackexchange.com/users/2341/michael-stum?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>26
votes     answered
by aedia λ<http://english.stackexchange.com/users/8732/aedia-?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>25
votes       Can
you answer these?   History of pronunciation of
"moiety"<http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/71378/history-of-pronunciation-of-moiety?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>

Wiktionary shows the pronunciation of moiety as /ˈmɔɪ.ə.ti/, which I think
agrees with the audio versions at merriam-webster.com and howjsay.com. (Be
warned that both those links produce audio when …
  *pronunciation<http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/pronunciation?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>
*history<http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/history?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>
       asked by
jwpat7<http://english.stackexchange.com/users/11433/jwpat7?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>4
votes        By,
According To<http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/71949/by-according-to?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>

Companies manufacture products according to the new standards. Companies
manufacture products by the new standards. According to definition 10c of
this dictionary, by = according to. …
  *grammar<http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/grammar?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>
*idioms<http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/idioms?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>
*usage<http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/usage?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>
*prepositional-phrase<http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/prepositional-phrase?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>
       asked by Nortonn
S<http://english.stackexchange.com/users/22539/nortonn-s?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>1
vote        Move
At Great Pace<http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/71800/move-at-great-pace?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>

a. It moved at a great pace. b. It moved at great pace. c. It moved at
pace. d. It moved at a pace. What is the difference in meaning between
each? And why do we leave out the article in …
  *meaning<http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/meaning?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>
*phrases<http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/phrases?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>
       asked by Nortonn
S<http://english.stackexchange.com/users/22539/nortonn-s?newsletter=1&nlcode=83367%7c8481>1
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