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- Bury vs. Berry The Proper Pronunciation Edition
The pronunciation that would be expected for "bury" if it had a completely regular spelling would actually be bjʊəri , because there is only one R after the U (compare fury, jury and bureau) But "bury" doesn't have a completely regular spelling Rather, the spelling is based on weird details of its historical development
- Pipe invert and obvert: Why is it called invert?
In civil engineering, the words invert and obvert are used in the context of pipe elevations I gather that invert means: interior bottom elevation of pipe, and obvert means: interior top elevation
- adjectives - Is there a word that means deliberately ignorant . . .
tactical stupidity lame Passive-aggressive wilful ignorance wilful blindness bury one's head in the sand in denial three wise monkeys attitude cognitive bias optimism bias ostrich effect obstinate apathetic negligent blinder-wearer wilful neglect cowardice selfish delusional irresponsible psychopathic sociopathic socially impaired obdurate
- etymology - Where does the term Smurfing come from? - English . . .
Hugo, normally I would say "why such a long answer for a definition that can be given in a few words, and maybe one link to any of the very many long explanations of the etymology of this on the web"
- What is the origin of the term, “to 86 someone”? [duplicate]
I came across a phrase, “86 to sb ” in the following paragraph of an article titled “The owner of the Red Hen explains why she asked Sarah Huckabee Sanders to leave,” in the Washington Post (June 2
- Why does the pronunciation of U vary in English?
It isn't so much a grammatical issue, as an historical one To make a very long story short, between the 1300s and 1700s, English underwent a change in pronunciation called the Great Vowel Shift
- What do you call the facial expression or the state just before . . .
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- What is the origin of the phrase forty winks, meaning a short nap?
William Kitchiner M D (1775–1827) was an optician, inventor of telescopes, amateur musician and exceptional cook
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