Jul 22, 2016 · Qua (not to be confused with the ablative feminine form of qui) is a Latin adverb meaning "where; by which route". Read it as "as" when you read it. Use it in scholarly or legal writing to refer …

Jan 16, 2011 · Qua can usually be read as the word "as". It is an occasionally useful (and rarely used) link-word in English. I was just reading about qua in Fowler's (incl. the 3rd ed by Burchfield) a couple …

Apr 15, 2024 · It's hard to find a fundamental difference in how "X qua X" and "X simpliciter" are used. There might be differences in connotation though, with qua suggesting something has multiple …

Dec 31, 2019 · Is there a word to describe the habit of acquiring and owning expensive high quality things but usually choosing to use cheap things anyway?

In English "qu" is always used as a digraph. The letters "que" represent the sound [k] at the ending of many words: unique, technique, antique, physique, clique, grotesque. However, the combinat...

Feb 11, 2014 · In mathematics, quadratic means "involving the second and no higher power of an unknown quantity or variable". But the prefix quad- usually describes something that has to do with …

Jul 2, 2018 · The definition still says, of high quality. "this was a fine piece of filmmaking" · "fine wines" But too many times, we see people using the word to describe a so-so state, li...

Aug 6, 2010 · In particular, I had thought that the peculiar usage of "das" and its cognates was a Germanic thing -- unlike, say, "qua," whose cognates are not used in such a way.

Aug 27, 2019 · Because this answer was deemed too short by a reviewer I'll mention the obvious reasons to give this answer: Like cornerstone, foundation denotes a base on which another thing …

Feb 26, 2022 · A quick look for synonyms of 'poor quality' at WordHippo gives grainy fuzzy blurry distorted blurred bleary unclear unfocused foggy gauzy indistinct muzzy vague ill-defined low …