It began as a stylistic ‘swash’ variant of the letter 'I' to represent a consonant sound.
This is the reason ‘J’ was placed directly after ‘I.’
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It began as a stylistic ‘swash’ variant of the letter 'I' to represent a consonant sound.
This is the reason ‘J’ was placed directly after ‘I.’
‘J’ is the most recent letter added to the alphabet.
During the Renaissance, people in Venice would vote by dropping little balls into an urn.
The Italian word for “little ball” is ‘ballotta.’
Now any kind of secret voting, by ball, piece of paper, or voting machine, is called a ‘ballot.’
pole = 💈
poll = 🗳️
'June' is also a verb meaning "to drive briskly."
So please june responsibly.
March is the only month that is also a verb wait no we forgot about May never mind as you were
'O’clock’ is a contraction of "of the clock."
‘Clock’ comes from the Medieval Latin ‘clocca,’ which meant “bell.”
Church towers would ring bells to mark the passing hours.
‘Cloak’ also comes from ‘clocca’ as the garment takes a bell-like shape around the body.
MW Top lookups right now: 1. 800-pound gorilla 2. bootylicious
Sure.
due = ⌛️
do = 💇♀️
dew = 🏞️
doo = 💩
deux = 2️⃣🇫🇷
De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da = 👮👮♂️🐝
you’re welcome, Big Zaddy Jennings.
FWIW: we currently don't include 'deliverable' as a noun but don't tell that to your manager.
‘Snowicane’ is a new one for us, too.
Great game, Canada!
It was an honor/honour to
play against such fantastic neighbors/ neighbours.
gold | noun | a medal awarded as the first prize in a competition
sudden death | noun | extra play to break a tie in a sports contest in which the first to score or gain the lead wins
We had nothing to do with the construction of the pyramids.
Cleopatra lived closer in time to 'yeet' being in the dictionary than to the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
newsletter | noun | a small publication (such as a leaflet or newspaper) containing news of interest chiefly to a special group
Drop some knowledge into your inbox.
-Word of the Day
-Games
-Slang of the Week
-Today in History
-One Good Fact
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discrete = separate
discreet = unobtrusive
The E's are SEPARATED by the T in 'discrete.'
screenshot from meatier/meteor viral TikTok
meatier = 🥩🥩
meteor = ☄️
The ‘bel’ in ‘decibel’ is for Alexander Graham Bell.
Since the ‘B’ in 'dB' is a name-derived unit, it is capitalized when abbreviated.
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'Lead' and 'read' rhyme.
Unless you're saying 'lead' and 'read.'
But also 'lead' and 'read' rhyme.
aisle = 🛒
isle = 🏝️
aisle = 👰💍🤵
I'll = 🙋♀️➡️
🎶"Anyways, I hope you get this, man, hit me back
Just to chat, all love like tennis, this is Dennis."🎶
