By normal evolution in Modern English it would be*tung. For substitution of-o-for-u-, seecome. The spelling of the ending of the word apparently is a 14c. attempt to indicate proper pronunciation of the-g-, but the result is "neither etymological nor phonetic, and is only in a very ...
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If you enjoy a good mystery, you probably love the climactic ending, when you find out whodunnit. Continue reading... Definition: climatic Anything that has to do with weather or other conditions related to climate is climatic. If you're worried about climatic effects on your skin, you are...
Not so bad, right? The ending–graphmeans drawn or written, so a homograph has the same spelling. The–phoneending means sound or voice, so a homophone has the same pronunciation. But here's where it gets tricky. Depending on whom you talk to,homonymmeans either: ...
I described this book as an ongoing anxiety attack. It’s basically about coercive control in a fantasy setting. It’s terrifically done, with a wonderful alliance of women and a stand-up and cheer ending, but wow you work for it: the tension makes it hard to breathe. ...
week, even before winter had officially begun, Auckland woke up to its coldest day in 40 years. We know this fact thanks to weather stations like the one in Albert Park in the city centre. I was in the park on that remarkably cold day, and stopped to admire this gorgeous weather vane...
In ancient Arabia the two small groups of stars now marking the head and the vane of the Archer’s arrow were of much note as relics of still earlier asterisms, as well as a lunar station. The westernmost of these, — gamma (Alnasl), delta (Kaus Medius), epsilon (Kaus Australis), ...
They may be around particular projects or creations that you’re engaged in. It could be that a friendship is blossoming or coming to a sad ending. “Toad was one of four animals sacred to the Peruvian Incas – along with condor, llama and serpent… The Incas worshipped the Milky Way, ...
Yeah, well, just be sure you keep this one in the masculine form (ending in “o”) because once you change it toficaorfiga, you’ve gone and referenced (in quite a vulgar way) a part of the female anatomy that rhymes with bagina. Incidentally, if you want to say a guy is attra...