2020年11月17日 · The chart suggests that rarest (red line) and rarer (yellow line) have been more popular (not popularer) forms than most rare (blue line) and more rare (green line) for at least 150 years. Nevertheless, given their consistent occurrence in published works over so many years, I wouldn't argue that any of the four forms is wrong.

2012年5月12日 · The O.P. could perhaps improve the question – red cars aren't particularly rare or hard to find. Maybe something like a red Lamborghini would be more like "the birdwatcher's spatuletail."

2011年4月13日 · My guess for the term starting with women is the economical independence that men have been granted throughout history. The strength of polygyny over the rarer polyandry also implies that the death of a wife wouldn't have altered a man's married state due to his having more than one. The need for a male counterpart just wasn't as great.

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2019年1月29日 · First of all, common is something everyday or ordinary. However, if you want a word that's between rare and common on a frequency scale, I suggest occasional:

2015年3月13日 · According to Holman's Handbook to Literature 3rd Edition, a palindrome is "A word, sentence, or verse which reads the same from left to right and from right to left.

2020年6月15日 · Which of these are correct, and why? Suggestions for rephrasing it are also welcome. [noun] was developed independently of [noun] [noun] was developed independently from [noun] [noun] was developed,

2018年9月11日 · What is the idiom or proverb for what John is saying in the dialog below : Jim: The neighborhood garage estimated 200$ for the car's AC repair, so I went to the garage market's locality and found ...

To show that "X et al's paper" is indeed much rarer than "the paper by X et al", consider this Ngram. Even with the specific names Anderson and Wang substituted for X, "et al's paper" is considerably rarer than *paper by X et al".

2014年6月18日 · A person who made a complaint is a complainant. A person who is being complained about is a complainee. Edit : I've had a good look on the internet and can't find a definition of complainee other than those used in contracts for housing associations (worldwide) and similar not strictly legal enforcement entities, however the word is used very widely in the …