Jun 23, 2011 · Small can also convey such other meanings, but this is less common, IMO. In the OP example: A small typo generally means that the fix involved few character changes (e.g. …

Aug 23, 2014 · Just a small remark: According to the English typography, the ordinal indicators are not written in superscript. In French or Spanish you do that, not in English. It's only …

Small and little mean literally the same thing, and refer to physical size. Therefore, there is no such thing as a small or little question, unless you’re referring to the physical length of a …

Sep 22, 2014 · Prov. Small packages often contain valuable things. (Sometimes said of petite or short people.) Jill: I'm upset at George. He only gave me this tiny box for my birthday. Jane: …

But "of small length" is not quite right, either, because "small" really needs to refer to more than one dimension. So if you are referring only to a single dimension, say the object [the line, the …

a small person from A Dictionary of Confusable Phrases google book. morally mean, ungenerous people. As in your example, there is this sense: One of characters said "I'm the smallest …

Nov 7, 2015 · The expressions 'on a small/large scale' are common and use a different preposition. I'm guessing that 'at' is chosen in 'at the production scale' etc by analogy with 'at …

Feb 28, 2015 · I had a French girl friend (exchange student) in college that used a word that sounded like "cerci" for a little present or small thoughtful gift. I seem to remember the word …

Other people have touched on the first two questions—that the use of small caps and all caps have become less popular in American English and American style guides. You can read more …

These usage stats suggest that overall, slim is somewhat preferred over small, and both are clearly preferred over low, on both sides of the pond. Further candidates range from poor to …