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Latin Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes
Latin was the language spoken by the ancient Romans. As the Romans conquered most of Europe, the Latin language spread throughout the region. Over time, the Latin spoken in different areas…Sentences: Alley Oops
Alley OopsSentencesIntroductionI Know It When I See It: The SentenceSentence Structure: The Fab FourSentence Functions: The Four TopsAlley Oops Why learn the different types of sentences and their…Romance languages
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Romance languages, group of languages belonging to the Italic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Italic languages). Also called Romanic, they are spoken by…Brewer's: Rack
A flying scud, drifting clouds. (Icelandic, rek, drift; verb, recka, to drive.) The cloud-capped towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself, Yea, all which it…Brewer's: Brewer
The Brewer of Ghent. James van Artevelde. (Fourteenth century.) It may here be remarked that it is a great error to derive proper names of any antiquity from modern words of a similar sound or…Brewer's: Do
A contraction of ditto, which is the Italian détto (said), Latin dictus. How do you do? i.e. How do you fare? It should be, How do you du (Anglo-Saxon, dug-an = valere); in Latin, Quomodo…Brewer's: Lucus a non Lucendo
An etymological contradiction. The Latin word lucus means a “dark grove,” but is said to be derived from the verb luce o, to shine. Similarly our word black (the Anglo-Saxon blaec) is…Common Usage Dilemmas: Dangling Modifiers: Counterintelligence
Dangling Modifiers: CounterintelligenceCommon Usage DilemmasIntroductionDangling Modifiers: CounterintelligenceMisplaced Modifiers: Lost and FoundMixed Metaphors: A Dollar Late and a Day ShortSplit…Origin of "cop"
The Question: Why are policemen called "cops"? The Answer: There are two major explanations given for this. The more popular explanation is…Brewer's: Nose
Bleeding of the nose Sign of love. “`Did my nose ever bleed when I was in your company?' and, poor wretch, just as she spake this to show her true heart, her nose fell a-bleeding.” —…Trending
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