May 14, 2015 · 7 Okay.. here is the problem: In a certain story I am writing, I have a place called the "Winged Lion Inn" which serves as a locus for several story-related events. I have a friend …

But winged is under pressure from many other words (clung, flung, rung, stung, etc.), so I expect wung has occured repeatedly in the past - facetiously and or through genuine ignorance.

Winged words played an important role in the elaboration of some theories about oral traditions. Some translators have translated the phrase literally, others have reflected a perceived …

Dec 20, 2011 · I have heard "marked" pronounced with 2 syllables like "mar-ked" but online dictionaries show only the 1-syllable pronunciation. When should it be pronounced with 2, and …

Aug 31, 2020 · Various dictionaries of synonyms mention and—to some degree—discuss ardor and fervor as related terms. For example, James Fernald, English Synonyms, Antonyms and …

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Apr 7, 2015 · It is said that when Europeans discovered penguins in the southern hemisphere they were struck by their resemblance to auks, but instead of calling the new species "small …

Apr 3, 2019 · Such usage continues down to Johnson's Dictionary, where "dragon" was defined in its modern meaning: A kind of winged serpent, perhaps imaginary, much celebrated in the …

Jun 22, 2017 · I also found this explanation attributed the American-Heritage Dictionary: plane in the sense of “winged vehicle,” first recorded in April 1908, is a shortened form of aeroplane. In …

Feb 21, 2021 · There was a Vietnamese political leader who said during the war, "Thà giết nhầm còn hơn bỏ sót," which translates to "Rather kill mistakenly than to miss an …