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etymology - Why did confort become comfort? - English Language Usage . . . The assimilation of nf to [ɱf] only really happens, at least for me, after a stressed vowel Granted, the sample size I can come up with off the top of my head is quite limited, but conference and confident are definitely both only [ˡkɒɱf-] for me, with mandatory assimilation, while confer and confess are both primarily [ˡkən f-], with assimilation only a likely alternative in rapid or
Washroom, restroom, bathroom, lavatory, toilet or toilet room I've always been confused by the terms washroom, restroom, bathroom, lavatory, toilet and toilet room My impression is that Canadians would rather say washroom while Americans would probably say bathroom or Saint John's in the same situation
Why did “ctte” become the popular abbreviation of “committee”? The word “committee” is a long and tedious one to type or write; I can easily understand the motivation to invent an abbreviation When and why, though, did “ctte” become popular? What alternative
Where did Shakespeare get milk of human kindness from? Therfore good syster, ye muste nouryshe repast confort and chasten these your goodly chyldren, ye muste nouryshe them with good maners, with deuoute contemplacyon, with the mylke of eternall swetenesse, ye must repast them with the loue of heuēly pasture, ye muste conforte them, with the breade of the worde of God Ye must chasten them, with
irritated vs annoyed - English Language Usage Stack Exchange When trying to understand the difference between irritated and annoyed I get this definition: Annoy means: To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant
When did committee become a collective noun, and why? OED (paywalled) records two separate words (OED's n 1 and n 2), one deriving from a variant of the other The standard pronunciations of the two words are different