Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-05-06 | Page 11 | Frank Colby's

Frank Colby's Words SURPRISE WORl OF TilE THE WEEK WEE The word DOUR sullen sour gloomy should never be pronounced pronounced pronounced pro pro- to rhyme with bower power The word is Scotch and derives from the Latin durus hard strong The English words duress and duration have havethe havethe havethe the same origin Properly pronounced d dour has the vowel sound of oo 00 as dS in boor moor poor Be sure to tosa sa say er DOO-er Its It's hard to believe Roanoke My young daughter at the age of 3 can pick out tunes on the piano A friend says Peggy is a PRECOCIOUS child I know that precocious means prematurely prematurely prematurely prema developed but what is the origin of the word Mrs B B. B H. H Answer Precocious Is from the Latin meaning of all things things' to to cook beforehand Its It's hard to believe believe believe be be- lieve that even at the age of 3 little Peggy may be regarded as a tast tasty little dish but its it's true Released by Bell Syndicate Inc