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How does the adjective regular differ from other similar words? Some common synonyms of regular are natural, normal, and typical. While all these words mean "being of the sort or kind that is expected as usual, ordinary, or average," regular stresses conformity to a rule, standard, or patt...
it doesn’t add up in my estimation; square up to and evaluate the root of the constant decimation before they intersect, divide you into fractions and multiply your problems… Ah, I’m angling off at a variable tangent, anyway I’ve calculated coefficiently that it’s not my function (m...
The connotation of the word has changed over time: in ancient and early medieval contexts it would have meant a strong female warrior, but by the late middle ages it came to mean a harsh, unattractive and scolding woman. The novel gives us a little bit of both senses: it’s negative ...
" but they merged in Vulgar Latin, withhomoextended to both senses. A like evolution took place in Slavic languages, and in some of them the word has narrowed to mean "husband." PIE had two other "man" roots:*uiHro"freeman" (source of Sanskritvira-, Lithuanianvyras, Latinvir, Old ...
‘In a language,’ he says, ‘like ours, where so many words are derived from other languages, there are few modes of instruction more useful or more amusing than that of accustoming young people to seek for the etymology or primary meaning of the words they use. There are cases in ...
donkey. They relate the references to wine with the last supper. Some commentaries relate the eyes darker than wine to drunkenness. They relate it to the perceived drunkenness of the disciples in Acts 2 as they pour into the streets and preach the gospel in languages they haven’t learned. ...
“Placing one foot in front of the other, I’ve climbed to higher lengths. Reaching beyond my own limitations to show my inner strength. No obstacle too hard for this warrior to overcome. I’m just a man on a mission to prove my disability hasn’t won.” ...
So, as well as practising my Irish, I got to speak other languages like French, German and Japanese. In class our teacher also taught as a few interesting words in Ulster Scots. These include: gollumpus= an ungainly person; a large, loutish, uncoordinated person ...
maintaining my ‘legendary’ status in French, Spanish, Italian, Latin, Welsh, Ukrainian and Russian; brushing up on German; extending my experience of Portuguese; and making (very) brief forays into other languages Thanks Duolingo! In May, I took up a GP referral for sessions at the Nuffield...