Show Frank Colby's Just Take My Word for tor It J SURPRISE WORD Read this sentence aloud On the contrary I think she is is' very contrary Most persons will say On the CON I think she is very TRA con Did yo you The accent on the second syllable syllable syllable syl syl- syl- syl lable is stigmatized as dialectal dialectal dialectal tal by the Websters Webster's while other go good d authorities do donot donot donot not show it at all Regardless of the way the word is used the first syllable only should be accented accented accented ac ac- ac- ac as I CON CON CONtrary ITS IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE San Diego I have been told that the word MAGAZINE is from the French but in that language it has an altogether different meaning Right Mrs H H. Answer Right The French word is magasin pronounced ZAN maga-ZAN and meaning a astore astore astore store or shop the cartridge magazine magazine magazine mag mag- azine of an automatic pistol rifle or machine gun In France a magazine publication is il called uh ree DEEK the French word for periodical According to the Larousse French dictionary the word magasin from which we have havethe havethe havethe the English word magazine has its origin in the Arabian word a depot warehouse or cellar for storing merchandise merchandise 11 dise grain or r foodstuffs the identical al meaning that we give to the word in speaking of a i powder magazine etc J Released by Bell ell Syndicate Inc j |