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[Q]: The word second can refer to ordinal #2 (that which comes after first), or a unit of time, 1/60 of a minute. Ordinarily you might think that this is just a coincidence, but in Spanish, the word segundo also means both a second (of time) and ordinal #2, which suggests that there's some actual link between the two meanings somewhere. So, why is there a 'second' of time but not a 'first'?.
[A]: The English word minute in the time sense (and the various similar European words) came from Latin 'pars minuta prima' or 'first small part'; when it became necessary to subdivide even further, the obvious term was 'pars minuta secunda' which became second and its various cognates. (Best explained in Etymonline.)


[Q]: In Afrikaans, it is considered very disrespectful to use 'you' ( 'jy') when referring to someone who is above the level of a peer. Instead, it is expected that you use 'u', which is a very respectful form of 'you'. Also you can talk in the third person 'How is ma'am today' would be the equivalent. I cringe internally when I say 'How are you' to someone older than me, because in Afrikaans it would be very rude. I was bought up to only ever refer to my parents in the third person. 'how is mom today', 'what is dad doing' when speaking in Afrikaans. The lack of English equivalent feels very wrong and disrespectful. What is the best way to convey this in English? I have been reassured that saying 'you' to a parent isn't rude, and I understand that this can be cultural, but I'm particularly looking for what options English offers in this regard, as far as existing vocabulary, that convey respect. I'm in South Africa.
[A]: I think you is the polite form (u). The less polite form is thou (jy), but us Brits, polite as ever, now call everyone by the the polite form and thou fell by the wayside a long time ago. Thou barely ever surfaces in normal English unless you want something to sound historical, but it is still in Holier than thou and used to be (20th century) common in regional dialects from Yorkshire and parts of the Midlands (anyone can feel free to correct my geography). So you shouldn't feel so bad using you it's not the same you (jy) that you think it is.


[Q]: Is it more correct to say a computer program is erroring out, or it is erring out? Or are both statements grammatically incorrect?.
[A]:
erroring error (third-person singular simple present errors, present participle erroring, simple past and past participle errored)