What letter a?
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel of the modern English alphabet and the ISO basic Latin alphabet. Its name in English is a (pronounced /ˈeɪ/), plural aes. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives.
Why are there 2 versions of the letter a?
“The TL;DR is that it’s basically a historical accident: There were loads of variations of the letter ‘a’ and one became standard in printing while a less fancy one became standard in handwriting, presumably because people are lazy when they have to do things by hand,” writes Reddit user F0sh.
What is the letter a in Latin?
Classical Latin alphabetLetterABLatin name (majus)ábéLatin nameābēLatin pronunciation (IPA)aːbeː
Is Nonplural a word?
adjective. That is not plural; (Grammar) that is not in the plural form.
What is the hardest cursive letter?
Martin Rusis on Twitter: “The hardest word to write in full cursive is “aluminium”.
What is the weird G called?
More than half—56%—chose a version in which the entire lower half was backwards. The reason for the confusion, the researchers believe, is that unlike other lowercase letters, the loop-tail g is as much a stylistic conceit as an actual letter.
How do you write letter a?
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Where did the letter a come from?
a, letter that has stood at the head of the alphabet during the whole of the period through which it can be traced historically. The name of the letter in the Phoenician period resembled the Hebrew name aleph meaning “ox”; the form is thought to derive from an earlier symbol resembling the head of an ox.
What is Greek alpha?
Alpha /ˈælfə/ (uppercase Α, lowercase α; Ancient Greek: ἄλφα, álpha, or Greek: άλφα, romanized: álfa) is the first letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of one. Alpha is derived from the Phoenician letter aleph. , which is the West Semitic word for “ox”.
What word has no plural?
The words “moose,” “sheep” and “shrimp” do not have a plural form, but they can be used in singular or plural form as they are.
What animals have no plural?
Nouns that don’t change in their plural forms (called “zero plurals”) include “series,” “aircraft” and “species.” But most zero-plural words refer to animals, e.g., deer, moose, sheep, elk, walrus, antelope, fish, buffalo, salmon.
Why is deer not plural?
Deers is an accepted plural, but it is rarely used. The word deer comes from the Old English word, deor, which means four-legged animal, beast. Also the Dutch word, dier and the German word, tier. Deer is one of a set of words with irregular plural forms, such as sheep and fish.
History
Geography
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According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 18.96 square miles (49.11 km2), including 18.79 square miles (48.68 km2) of land and 0.17 square miles (0.43 km2) of water (0.88%). The township lies on the south side of the Raritan Valley, a line of cities in Central Jersey, along with New Brunswick, Highland Park and South Plainfield. Piscataw…
Demographics
- Census 2010
The 2010 United States census counted 56,044 people, 17,050 households, and 12,958 families in the township. The population density was 2,975.5 per square mile (1,148.8/km2). There were 17,777 housing units at an average density of 943.8 per square mile (364.4/km2). The racial ma… - Census 2000
As of the 2000 United States Census there were 50,482 people, 16,500 households, and 12,325 families residing in the township. The population density was 2,688.6 people per square mile (1,037.9/km2). There were 16,946 housing units at an average density of 902.5 per square mile (…
Economy
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Corporate residents of Piscataway include: 1. American Standard Brands 2. Cintas Corporation 3. Colgate-Palmolive, Research and Development 4. Gorgias Press, an academic publisher that specializes on Eastern Christianity. 5. Hapag-LloydAmerica, an international shipping company. 6. IEEE 7. Ingersoll Rand and its wholly owned subsidiary Trane 8. Johnson & JohnsonHealth Care …
Sports
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SHI Stadium was originally constructed in 1994 with 41,500 seats as the home of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights footballteam and was expanded to a capacity of 52,454 in 2009 after a $100-million expansion. Louis Brown Athletic Center is the home of the Rutgers University men’s and women’s basketball teams. The venue was originally named the Rutgers Athletic Center, still call…
Government
- Local government
In November 1966, Piscataway voters, under the Faulkner Act, approved a Charter Study and elected a Charter Study Commission to recommend the form of government best suited to the township’s needs. The Commission recommended Mayor-Council Plan F. Voters approved the pl… - Federal, state and county representation
Piscataway is located in the 6th Congressional Districtand is part of New Jersey’s 17th state legislative district. For the 117th United States Congress, New Jersey’s Sixth Congressional District is represented by Frank Pallone (D, Long Branch). New Jersey is represented in the Unite…
Emergency Services
- Fire and EMS
Piscataway is divided into four fire districts which are served by a total of two volunteer rescue squads and six volunteer fire companies, one of which combines both fire and EMS services. The fire districts are the zones in which fire departments operate, and although the volunteer EMS sq… - Police
The primary law enforcement agency in the township is the Piscataway Police Department. Rutgers University Police Department operates on its campuses within Piscataway.The New Jersey State Police patrols the section of Interstate 287 that bisects the township.
Education
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The Piscataway Township Schools serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grades. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of 10 schools, had an enrollment of 7,161 students and 530.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.5:1. In addition to its high school, there are four schools for K-3, two intermediate schools serving gr…
Transportation
- Roads and highways
As of May 2010[update], the township had a total of 206.70 miles (332.65 km) of roadways, of which 181.68 miles (292.39 km) were maintained by the municipality, 18.94 miles (30.48 km) by Middlesex County and 6.08 miles (9.78 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation. Pi… - Public transportation
NJ Transit provides bus service to and from the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan on the 114 route, to Newark on the 65 and 66 routes, local service on the 819 line and additional service on the 980 route. Train service is not available in Piscataway, but service is av…
Points of Interest
- WVPHis the community radio station of Piscataway High School and Rutgers University.
- Ferrer Colony and Modern School and Fellowship Farm Cooperative Associationare the remnants of the 1910s Utopian societies.
- Road Up Raritan Historic District includes nine historic homes along River Road and was listed on the National Register of Historic Placesin 1999.
- WVPHis the community radio station of Piscataway High School and Rutgers University.
- Ferrer Colony and Modern School and Fellowship Farm Cooperative Associationare the remnants of the 1910s Utopian societies.
- Road Up Raritan Historic District includes nine historic homes along River Road and was listed on the National Register of Historic Placesin 1999.
- Metlar-Bodine Houseis a museum dedicated to the history of Piscataway “from Indian trails to Interstate” and was established in 1979 in a house whose earliest portions date to 1728.
