Show j S Frank rank Colby's 1 Just Take My Word for It i i SURPRISE WORD The word DECISIVE meanIng meaning mean- mean ing ng conclusive having the power pow pow- er of deciding is a stumbling block to many a speaker Most of us mispronounce the word as dee But the dictionaries dictionaries dictionaries diction diction- aries do not sanction rhyming the lie second syllable with fizz Nor should the s 5 have the sound of z It should be pronounced pronounced pronounced pro pro- ss 55 as in hiss miss Better say SY dee WHAT'S TIlE THE ORIGIN El Paso Ive I've searched in vain for Tor the origin of the expression To go the whole hog Can you give it to us us-C. us C. C I. I A. A Answer The expression is very old in both England and America One logical explanation tion of ot its origin is that for many centuries a slang term in England for a five shilling piece was h hog g. g Says De DeVera DeVere DeVere Vere Vera 1872 It is but fair t to td presume that one gambler would go as their slang suggests a shilling another a half crown and a third would say Til go go gothe the whole hog the whole piece of five shillings Also persons persona who were willing to spend the whole coin would very naturally say Ill Til go the whole hog 5 S There Is No NECK In NAKED No do not say NECK The only pronunciation to be found in the dictionaries gives the a in the first syllable the thelong thelong thelong long sound as in bay day may Better say NAY Released by Bell Syndicate Inc Stair ess Apartments One expert has predicted that apartment blocks may one day be built without stairs Gentle slopes would replace the familiar staircase S Yielded by Sea S Bromine iodine and magnesium magnesium magnesium magne magne- now are extracted commercially commercially corn com com from ocean water They are processed and used in antiknock gasoline |