Wordie: Connexion: Comments

Comment by frindley, about 2 hours ago

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:45:13 +0000

Always makes me think of Jane Austen.

Comment by telofy, 4 days ago

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:33:05 +0000

"It the present perfect always implies a strong connexion with the present and is chiefly used in conversations, letters, newspapers, and wireless reports." -- Thomson & Martinet, A Practical English Grammar (fifth impression, 1972)
See also Oxford comma.

Comment by Milosrdenstvi, about 1 month ago

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:29:03 +0000

Used best with 'prodigious', as in 'the prodigious connexion between x and y demonstrates...'

Comment by qroqqa, about 1 month ago

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:34:55 +0000

This is the etymological spelling and was usual in BrE until the mid 20th century. The analogical spelling 'connection' arose in the early 18th century and was preferred by Webster. It is now very much a minority spelling.

Comment by kewpid, 4 months ago

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:26:58 +0000

I use this in preference to connection. It is so much sexier :)