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  1. Corrupt or corrupted? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Aug 10, 2017 · Should I say "the thing is corrupted" or "the thing is corrupt"? Would they carry different meanings? i.e "My hard drive is corrupted, so all of my information is lost" vs "My hard drive is corr...

  2. Adjective for 'made of pus' or 'corrupted by pus' or something of ...

    Jun 24, 2019 · Adjective for 'made of pus' or 'corrupted by pus' or something of something of pus Ask Question Asked 6 years, 5 months ago Modified 2 years ago

  3. For computer science, are the files corrupted or corrupt?

    Aug 27, 2015 · When it is said that "the files are corrupt", it isn't clear whether the files were corrupt from the time they were created, due to problems with data entry, ETC., or that the files became corrupt …

  4. Is there a difference between "innocent" and "not guilty"?

    3 free from moral wrong; not corrupted: an innocent child simple; naive: she is a poor, innocent young creature 4 not intended to cause harm or offense; harmless: So the OED gives precedent to …

  5. Meaning of 'signifier' - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    In this article paragraph five reads as follows: - Like the trend for “wellness” and clean eating, attachment parenting posits that the modern world has corrupted what was once pure, through

  6. etymology - Where does the "e" in "appear" come from? - English ...

    Jan 31, 2025 · [Peer is an easier form to pronounce than pear, so it's become corrupted, in much the same way as Antipodean English might change the pronunciation of pear to be less like English pear …

  7. What French phrase is the origin of "gardyloo?"

    To make its meaning utterly clear and immediately apparent, those online sources should state "Gardyloo" as coming from French "se garder de," literally "guard oneself from" [=protect oneself …

  8. What is the origin of the place name "Unthank"?

    In answer to R Wilson's contribution, Gaelic was never commonly spoken in Fife, and even then not until the late medieval and early-modern period were similarly sounding place names corrupted from the …

  9. Reason for different pronunciations of "lieutenant"

    Dec 6, 2014 · It's simply an attempt for English speakers to pronunce French phonemes, I don't believe there's an additional reason. The word appeared in English as "lieutenant", and an alternative …

  10. etymology - What is the origin of the word "geroff"? - English …

    Feb 20, 2020 · My somewhat corrupted mind assumed it being a shortened version of "bugger off" but recently I've found sources claiming it is somewhat originating from "get off". It sounds more …