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  1. "Queueing" or "Queuing" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Mar 12, 2012 · Which spelling is better, queueing or queuing? Both words seem to mean the same, but there are two different spellings. My context is: Queueing Latency versus Queuing Latency If both …

  2. US and UK English: queue or wait in line?

    Apr 25, 2016 · But whether in the UK or the US, the branch of mathematics that deals with the question of how quickly things waiting in lines get to the front is called queueing theory and not *lining-up theory.

  3. verbs - Difference between "queue" and "enqueue" - English Language ...

    —Christopher Kimball, Cook's Illustrated, January & February 2008 and The crowd was queuing at the snack bar. And now look at this definition of 'Enqueue' as a verb from the Oxford Dictionaries- …

  4. single word requests - What is the name for the ropes used to define ...

    Sep 17, 2017 · If it makes a difference, I specifically want to refer to the modular adjustable kind, as opposed to a short fixed length like the “velvet rope”. In the trade (yes, the "line-&-queue-control" …

  5. grammaticality - Is the sentence "Queueing is so thoughtful of you ...

    Sep 8, 2017 · Thanks for posting an answer! I didn't try too hard to understand the use of the technical terms in the quoted paragraph because to me, it sounded like the author was bloviating to avoid …

  6. Would 'sitting in a queue' be incorrect English?

    Feb 24, 2016 · Yes it is, but generally more so in certain contexts. For example, if I'm stuck in traffic I would say "sitting in queue", but I probably wouldn't use the word 'sitting' if I was talking about waiting …

  7. Word for describing the emotion of helping someone

    May 1, 2013 · I am looking for a word which describes the emotion that one experiences on helping someone (friend, colleague, family, stranger). This helping out is not in the context of charity, but …

  8. Which is correct: "standing on line" or "standing in line"?

    He says you can't pin down why you would use one or the other. If I'm standing in line, I'm standing in the line I am in. On the other hand, even if there is a line on the floor, that is not the line being …

  9. What's the proper word for a person waiting in a queue?

    Jul 31, 2012 · I have tried to use candidate or queue member to indicate a person waiting in a queue, but the former is not accurate and the latter is not a noun. Is there a better word for a person waiting …

  10. etymology - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Dec 29, 2014 · This has been asked before; it's a reasonable question. Just is massively polysemous in modern English, but all the meanings are related. A very good paper on the subject is Gerald …