Why "inspector general", and not "general inspector", like German "Generalinspektor"?
61721
Is it common to use the borrowed noun-adjective form for borrowed French phrases?
150513
"Inner" but not "outter"?
146696
Difference between gerunds and nouns ending in -tion
67724
Does pronouncing an initialism make it an acronym?
4412
When is a gerund supposed to be preceded by a possessive adjective/determiner?
52009
What's the difference between the adjectives "strategic" and "tactical"?
18111
German language: use of comma in numbers
48106
Why isn’t the definite article used in "The commission commanded that work [...] should cease"?
29773
What is the difference between "look", "see", and "watch"?
17131
Why is there a distinction between "its" and "it's"?
81254
Is there any relation between the suffix "-ship" and actual ships?
58377
"X Department" versus "Department of X"
62772
Why drop the “i” in “explanation”?
38970
Why do we say a "hotel room" and not a "hotel's room"?
137053
Is there a difference between one or two lines depicting the norm?
138667
When does an acronym lose its capitalization, e.g. RaDAR 'radar'?
19314
Is it "a uniform" or "an uniform"?