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We are so used to the horrors of English spelling that experience no inconvenience at reading the word knowhow. Why don’t know and how rhyme if they look so similar? Because such is li… Read More

Spelling and spelling reform Many thanks for the comments. One of the questions was about the dialect that could be used for the foundation of a new norm. No spelling can reflect the pronun… Read More

From the life of words John Cowan pointed out that queer “quaint, odd” can be and is still used today despite its latest (predominant) sense. Yes, I know. Quite intentionally, I… Read More

I receive all kinds of questions about etymology. Unless they are responses to my posts, they usually concern slang and exotic words. No one seems to care about and, as, at, for, and their l… Read More

1) You are perfectly right human language is too complex for evolving from ape "language".However, the correct way of putting this is that every "statement" of an ape, is a unitary signal… Read More

At the end of December, it is natural to look back at the year almost spent. Modern etymology is a slow-moving coach, and great events seldom happen in it. As far as I know, no new etymologi… Read More

Not too long ago, one of our constant correspondents proposed the etymology of Greek koupí “oar.” I do not know the origin of that word and will probably never know. Koup… Read More

German is more phonetically compatible language than English. This means that the German words almost always sound like the spell- with consistent sounds for any given spelling. It is always… Read More

Have you ever wondered why is so difficult to understand Shakespearean English or why does it befuddle someone to understand the ‘Beowulf’? After all, it is English. However, thi… Read More

I am puzzled by the spelling of "gross". I always heard it pronounced as a diphthong, and my dictionaries confirm this. Now my English teachers always taught me that while a repeated consona… Read More

I am puzzled by the spelling of "gross". I always heard it pronounced as a diphthong, and my dictionaries confirm this. Now my English teachers always taught me that while a repeated consona… Read More

I am puzzled by the spelling of "gross". I always heard it pronounced as a diphthong, and my dictionaries confirm this. Now my English teachers always taught me that while a repeated consona… Read More

When it comes to beautiful calligraphy fonts, sometimes it can be hard to find a style that is exactly what you need for your project, especially without having to spend a lot of money while… Read More

Having sown my wild oats (see the post for December 12, 2018), I can now afford the luxury of looking at the origin of the word oat. It would be unfair to introduce the holiday season by dis… Read More

The Infinitive is used chiefly as an indeclinable noun, as the subject or object of another verb ; but in special constructions it takes the place of the Indicative, and may be translated by… Read More

Woof is the conventional representation in the English language of the barking of a dog. As with other examples of onomatopoeia or imitative sounds, other cultures “hear” the dog… Read More

What’s the earliest Greek language composing onto it?When I explained above, there’s two writing that is greek – an extremely old alphabet, and a level older syllabary. Th… Read More

By Wendy Taylor Vowel Phonemes The English alphabet contains the following five vowels: A, E, I, O, U. The letter Y is also considered a vowel when it represents a vow… Read More

Three comments on the most recent postsHunt: etymologyThe Greek verb meaning “chase, hunt” has the root kīn (with long i), and that is why some speakers of British English p… Read More

WORD OF THE DAY Diphthong DIF-thawng Part of speech: noun Origin: Greek, 15th century 1 A sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the sound beg… Read More

If you need some cool words that start with D – I’ve put together a list below that I hope will help you out. I did some brainstorming for words starting with the letter D… Read More

The murky history of the verb cut was discussed two weeks ago (June 24, 2020). Now the turn of dry has come around. When people ask questions about the origin of any word, they want to know… Read More

Vocabulary1. What is the most appropriate synonym for the word “ Dissent”?(A) disagreement(B) homologation(C) acceptance(D) agreementAns. (A) Choose the most appropriate synonym… Read More

This year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination has been a peculiar one.  Unlike the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination that ‘escaped’ the COVID… Read More

This year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination has been a peculiar one.  Unlike the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination that ‘escaped’ the COVID… Read More

This year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination has been a peculiar one.  Unlike the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination that ‘escaped’ the COVID… Read More

Diphthong - It’s NOT wearing your thong into a hot tub. It does sound a little like that though. What’s going on, you ask.   Recently I woke up with a rhyme i… Read More

How would you like to visit a museum dedicated solely to medical physics? Well, with COVID-19 raging, we shouldn’t visit any museums in person. But how about visiting a virtual museum?… Read More

Being a great communicator doesn’t intend to send the message alone. It is ensuring that the receiver perceives the message well. This is the most reason why many want to improve their… Read More

Fifteen years ago, I mentioned the verb chide in a post but have never returned to it. Chide remains a word “of unknown origin,” even though the Online Etymological Dictionary me… Read More

目錄 韓文發音篇 韓文單字篇 韓文基本文法篇 韓文á… Read More

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Credit: Warner Bros Alright, alright, alright: Baz Luhrmann‘s Elvis flick is on track to be the biggest hit at the box office since the COVID-19 pandemic first hit. The biop… Read More

It’s not clear how many words there are in the English language. Some sources report a rough number of 470,000 words, while others estimate our vocabulary includes about 1 million word… Read More

Being a great communicator doesn’t intend to send the message alone. It ensures that the receiver perceives the message well. This is the most reason why many want to improve their Eng… Read More

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of… Read More

Hola If you are looking for language in which most words are monosyllabic crossword ? Then, this is the place where you can find some sources that provide detailed information. language in w… Read More

* Part 6 of 7 of Vol. 1 – “Boredom” * Welcome to Manga Cum Loudly Presents: Death Note, Vol. 1, Chapter 7: “Target”! In the previous installment, Raito formulat… Read More

The French word menace can be pronounced in a number of ways, depending on the region. In some areas, it is pronounced as me nach ay, while in others it may be pronounced as mahn-say. The w… Read More

Poem1 Not marble nor the gilded monuments 2 Of princes shall outlive this powerful rhyme; 3 But you shall shine more bright in these contents 4 Than unswept stone, besmeared with sluttish ti… Read More

        ENGLISH   PHONETICS -2DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE VOWELS:/iː/                  /&#… Read More

E N G L I S H   P H O N E T I C S                         Notes: 1Speech sounds:  ( no air no sound)Speech sou… Read More

 French (français [fʁɑ̃sɛ] or langue française [lɑ̃ɡ fʁɑ̃sɛz]) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It… Read More

 Finnish (endonym: suomi [ˈsuo̯mi] (listen) or suomen kieli [ˈsuo̯meŋ ˈkie̯li]) is a Uralic language of the Finnic branch, spoken by the majority of t… Read More

 Estonian (eesti keel [ˈeːsʲti ˈkeːl] (listen)) is a Finnic language, written in the Latin script. It is the official language of Estonia and one of the officia… Read More

 Indonesian (bahasa Indonesia [baˈhasa indoˈnesja]) is the official and national language of Indonesia.[4] It is a standardized variety of Malay,[5] an Austronesian language t… Read More

 Ilocano (also Ilokano; /iːloʊˈkɑːnoʊ/;[6] Ilocano: Pagsasao nga Ilokano) is an Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines, primarily by Ilocano peopl… Read More

 Kazakh or Qazaq (Latin: qazaqşa or qazaq tılı, Cyrillic: қазақша or қазақ тіл&#… Read More

 Latin (lingua Latīna, [ˈlɪŋɡʷa laˈtiːna] or Latīnum, [laˈtiːnʊ̃]) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branc… Read More

 Malay (/məˈleɪ/;[6] Malay: Bahasa Melayu, Jawi: بهاس ملايو, Rejang: ꤷꥁꤼ ꤸꥍწ… Read More

 Dutch (Nederlands [ˈneːdərlɑnts] (listen)) is a West Germanic language spoken by about 25 million people as a first language[4] and 5 million as a second language… Read More

greasy poleの意味について名詞1. greasy poleは、「滑りやすく登るの|… Read More

In Old Spanish, indirect object pronoun "le" (to him, her, you plural), when put together with direct object pronouns lo(s)/la(s) in the combination lelo/lela, evolved phonetically and natur… Read More

Dangerous neighbors: “sore” and “sorrow” Last week, I discussed the history of the word day and half-heartedly promised to go on with an essay on night. But what lit… Read More

Preschooler as Superhero Source: Image courtesy C.A. Narum, used with permission To sample the headlines from even a single day now risks a slide toward despair. Here are just a few… Read More

Vamos In English “Vamos” in English translates to “Let’s go” or “We’re going” or “Come on.” It’s an expression often used… Read More

[Bajar para español.]The Spanish language, like many others, is a treasure trove of rules and exceptions that sometimes leave even its most seasoned speakers bewildered. One such ling… Read More

Vowels are a fundamental component of speech sounds, and they play a crucial role in shaping the sounds of spoken language. Vowels are produced by the relatively unobstructed flow of air thr… Read More

The History of the AssassinThe Translator has been induced to present “The History of the Assassins” to the British Public as much on account of the interest of the subject itsel… Read More