
word choice - "a crossroad" vs. "a crossroads" vs. "crossroads ...
Aug 24, 2016 · According to the dictionary a crossroad is the road that crosses at a crossroads. (crossroad) North American A road that crosses a main road or joins two main roads.
Road Direction Terms - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Mar 6, 2018 · A crossroad (used in North America) is a road that joins two main roads or crosses a main road according to one of the definitions by google. Similar sources give similar definitions.
Is there a word for a road/path that splits specifically into three ...
There is a term in formal garden design to describe a location where paths split into three (or four or five) which in English is called a Goose-foot and in French a ' Patte d'Oie '. The Wiki Link specifically talks …
the place where lots of roads meet - English Language & Usage Stack ...
Apr 1, 2020 · None of intersection, crossroad, or junction (given in an answer) really work. I think you more likely want the destination (or origin) of many different roads, as @Lawrence suggested. E.g. "If …
What is meant by a "two-lane" road? - English Language & Usage …
Sep 2, 2015 · Josh, I wouldn't call your top picture a typical "2-lane road" - it's an expressway. An expressway has entrance and exit ramps. The lanes are usually divided by a median barrier or grass …
grammaticality - Is the phrase "for free" correct? - English Language ...
A friend claims that the phrase for free is incorrect. Should we only say at no cost instead?
Why does 'we' have one 'e' while 'see' has two?
Nov 20, 2023 · I am wondering why the words me and we have one 'e', even though the word see has two.
Where does the word "trivial" come from? - English Language & Usage ...
I have read many dictionary definitions and there seems to be two possible sources of the word trivial. Online dictionaries say it's from latin tri and via, "three ways" or "crossroad", basically m...
Is it "quit" or "quitted"? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
What is the correct (grammatical) simple past and past participle form of the verb quit? Is it quit or quitted? She quitted her job. (She has quitted her job.) She quit her job. (She has quit her ...
"Agree on" vs. "agree with" vs. "agree to" - English Language & Usage ...
Jul 6, 2012 · The object is the difference. When you agree with someone/something, it means you accept the point of someone/something. I agree with you. Matt does not agree with my answer. You …