The Titanic was the name of the famous cruise ship that sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean. This name was chosen not only because it was the largest passenger steamship of its time, but also because it was touted as a strong ship, specifically thatRead More →
The Old English ancestor of auger was nafogar, which was made up of nafu and gar, meaning “spear.” By Middle English nafogar had lost a syllable and shrunk to nauger. Since a nauger sounds like an auger, people began to write an auger, and our modern spelling of the wordRead More →
The Old English ancestor of auger was nafogar, which was made up of nafu and gar, meaning “spear.” By Middle English nafogar had lost a syllable and shrunk to nauger. Since a nauger sounds like an auger, people began to write an auger, and our modern spelling of the wordRead More →
: the falling down or slipping of a body part from its usual position or relations. prolapse. verb. pro·lapse | prō-ˈlaps prolapsed; prolapsing. How do you use prolapse in a sentence? However this summer I went into the garden to feed her and she had had a prolapse . TheRead More →
Thanks, JJ and DragOnspeaker. “Vice” comes from a preposition (no longer current) or a word-forming element (depending upon the dictionary you use) which means “in place of”. In the U.S., the title is Vice President, no hyphen. What is the correct way to write Vice President? When do you capitalizeRead More →
: the falling down or slipping of a body part from its usual position or relations. prolapse. verb. pro·lapse | prō-ˈlaps prolapsed; prolapsing. How do you use prolapse in a sentence? However this summer I went into the garden to feed her and she had had a prolapse . TheRead More →
noun. in·dex | ˈin-ˌdeks plural indexes or indices ˈin-də-ˌsēz Is indice the same as index? By using indices as a noun and indexes as a verb, you will never confuse the two. Lastly, you might see writers or speakers using indice as a singular noun, as a backformation of theRead More →
noun. in·dex | ˈin-ˌdeks plural indexes or indices ˈin-də-ˌsēz Is indice the same as index? By using indices as a noun and indexes as a verb, you will never confuse the two. Lastly, you might see writers or speakers using indice as a singular noun, as a backformation of theRead More →
German: possibly an eastern variant of Reitzel or of Räuzel, Reuz, from short forms of a Germanic personal name formed with hrod ‘renown’. Where is the name Bonser from? English (Nottinghamshire): nickname from Old French bon sire ‘good sir‘, given either to a fine gentleman (perhaps ironically), or to someoneRead More →