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- Tue Apr 18, 2017 12:17 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Vicissitude
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4053
Re: Vicissitude
A fireman might douse a blaze if a dowser helps him find water. Douse means "to extinguish". Dowse means "to locate . . ." as in water divining with a twig, or finding underground pipes or wiring.
- Fri Aug 07, 2015 9:10 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Klendusity
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4373
Re: Klendusity
Hmmmm. "I can think of a myriad of ways" should in fact be:
"I can think of myriad ways".
"I can think of myriad ways".
- Fri Oct 31, 2014 2:58 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Jack-o'-lantern
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9080
Re: Jack-o'-lantern
The spelling of Jack-o'-lantern may not be so peculiar. Originally, it would have been Jack of the Lantern, subsequently shortened to Jack o' the Lantern, then through a "glottal stop" it became Jack o' Lantern.
- Tue Jul 29, 2014 10:31 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Suzerain
- Replies: 14
- Views: 16174
Re: Suzerain
A closer example of Suzerainties would be the Channel Islands.
- Fri May 31, 2013 8:15 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Whiskey
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6409
Re: Whisk(e)y
Spelling of Whisky. In Ireland and the U.S. it is Whiskey. In Scotland, Canada, and most of the English-speaking world it is Whisky. - H.