Some singular nouns become plural nouns by changing vowels in the middle of the word. There is no rule or pattern that tells you when this happens. You will just have to learn which words do this as you discover them. manbecomesmen,goosebecomesgeese,toothbecomesteeth,footbecomesfeet Latin an...
This may come as a surprise to you, but we’re looking for people who are looking for us. Of course we know that the educational component of University is a waste. We wouldn’t have it any other way. Like hazing rituals and wearing dark suits to work in August, attending a certain ...
“I decided to use Markdown while writing my novel. Then I can use Pandoc to convert the Markdown file to Word DOCX format, and publishers shall accept that.” “The collapsible text in Markdown is awesome and so easy with the #, ##, and ###—exactly what I was looking for. Plus...
However, we did not simply take the word liber and make it into liberal; our modern term for the inhabitants of the leftish side of the political spectrum comes more recently from the Latin liberalis, which means “of or constituting liberal arts, of freedom, of a freedman.” We still ...
The word "ferment" comes from the Latin word for boiling or rising, which you'll understand if you've ever seen beer brewing or bread dough rising — both signs of fermentation in action. A biologist would probably say fermentation is the anaerobic production of energy, meaning that microorgan...
the building’s character (see, for example, the IAC headquarters). I’ve been photographing the High Line since it opened in 2009, and have come to appreciate something about architecture via photography: the way we see buildings is greatly influenced not only by the position from which we ...
March in Copenhagen means chirping birds, the first blossoms, and even occasionally feeling the sun caress our faces – yes, spring is within reach. Copenhageners eagerly make the most of it, seeking out every sunny spot that presents itself. As the pace of the city picks up, there’s ple...
The connector supports the following authentication types:Stækka töflu Default Parameters for creating connection. All regions ShareableDefaultApplicable: All regionsParameters for creating connection.This is shareable connection. If the power app is shared with another user, connection is shared as...
by suggesting Socialism and secret societies.It was not done by a German.The A,if you noticed,was printed somewhat after the German fashion.Now,a real German invariably prints in the Latin character,so that we may safely say that this was not written by one,but by a clumsy imitator who ...
The Latin adjective nervōsus means “full of tendons, sinewy, tough, vigorous.” 'Nervy' now most often means “showing or expressive of calm courage” or “marked by effrontery or presumption.” The Latin word nervus referred to muscle or sinew, and the English word nerve, before it came...