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  1. Cipher vs. Cypher - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Jan 25, 2014 · Even so, cypher is still considered a valid variant of cipher in many orthographic circles today. Cypher is most popular in England, where it first emerged. Additionally, this graph from Peter …

  2. What does "up in the cyph" mean in hip-hop?

    Feb 18, 2018 · A 'street cypher' I'm guessing, is a person who is a part of 'those cycles'. The writer positions 'niggas' in a bigger context of 'where humanity came from' - Annunaki 'angels' who came to …

  3. Cipher vs Cypher - British English vs American English

    Jun 4, 2016 · 2 This isn't strictly an "answer", but I thought you would be interested to see this pot-pourri of spellings of cipher/cypher from the 16th century onwards. It is from sense 5 of the word …

  4. idioms - What is the origin of '__ cents on the dollar'? - English ...

    Nov 11, 2021 · To change pence upon the pound into the same ratio of cents upon the dollar, you have only to annex a cypher to the pence, and divide them by 24 ; the quotient will be the true number of …

  5. What is the semantic difference between "encipher" and "encrypt"?

    Jan 27, 2010 · Cypher A system of writing that prevents most people from understanding the message. A cypher, is secret writing, a symbol or code, that means something other than its own self. You …

  6. Origin of "zero" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Jun 27, 2011 · More than what was asked, but below is a near-copy of an etymological answer I left on math.SE a while ago, on the etymological origin of the words "zero", "cipher", and "nought". …

  7. siphon vs. syphon - any reason to prefer one over the other?

    Siphon is the common and preferred form My very big dictionary (The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition) contains no distinct entry for syphon. The entry for siphon reads …

  8. What's the difference between "think it helpful" and "think it's ...

    May 18, 2022 · Is the following a valid sentence? I think it helpful to mention the caveats in the document. If so, how is the meaning different from this: I think it's helpful to mention the caveats in …

  9. Is sunsetted a valid word? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Oct 17, 2014 · As the title says is "sunsetted" a valid word? In my office, I heard one of the guy saying that this application is sunsetted. Is that valid?

  10. "Speak to" vs. "Speak with" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Aug 14, 2010 · The OED’s first sense of “to speak with ——”, meaning “To converse with, talk to; to consult or confer with”, doesn’t seem restricted to North America. Citations from English (and indeed, …