Show TAKE MY WORD FOR IT By Frank Colby WHAT'S THE TE ORIGIN Hawthorne It is 15 my theory that the word wizard is derived derived de de- de- de rived from combining the letters w uw and z HZ for z used to be pr pronounced izzard What is your opinion opinion opinion-C. C. C. C W. W K Answer S Sorry rry but the word wizard evolved from the Middle English word from wise vIse vise plus plu's ard a suffix as us in coward drunkard The original meaning of or wizard was one who pretends to b b. b wise hence a magician or so- so called wise vise man This original meaning is admirably illustrated by the wizard in Baums Baum's book The Wonderful Wizard of OZ the the Wizard was unmasked by Dorothy whereupon he admitted that he was just an ordinary little man with no magic powers whatever Q The call ahoy would seem to have an n interesting origin Can you tell us about it please please W. W. W F. F A. A Answer It is iI from hoy an anold anold anold old exclamation possibly from the Dutch hui hut used in calling attention or in calling or drivIng driving driving ing domestic animals In nautical usage ahoy is a call used in hailing Are you confused when using a pronoun in a sentence Do you know when to use the possessive pronoun Mr Colby's leaflet C 16 gives you a simple key which clears all doubt away To obtain a copy send 5 cents in coin and a stamped self self- addressed envelope to hirn are of oC The Salt Lake Tribune Tele gram Home Service Bureau Salt Lake City 10 Utah |