Salt Lake Telegram | 1948-12-23 | Page 6 | Take My Word for It

TAKE MY WORD FOR IT By Frank Colby Miami In typing a stencil for the church bulletin I wrote In I was told by various people that it should beIn beIn be beIn In Memoriam not Now why Is it that none of us have been able to find the word Memoriam in any of our dictionaries dictionaries dic dic- Mrs Mrs E E. E V. V Answer You'll find it in most dictionaries but not in the Ms Look under the Is ls where In memoriam Is listed in alphabetical order and pronounced pronounced pronounced pro pro- in MOE mee the Jast last syllable rhyming with ham Milwaukee How can you account account account ac ac- ac- ac count for the expression He hails from the South H. South H. H. H P. P Answer This particular hail means to greet to salute to welcome In former days ships used to hail one another by calling calling calling call call- ing out Thus a ship was said to hail from its port of registry Later by extension persons persona were said to hail from their places of birth or residence Columbus What is the sense in pronouncing since ao as sense senseD sense D. D. D F. F J. J Answer About as much as pronouncing rinse as wrench Lynn As a girl I was taught that one should never use the horrid word belly But my grandchildren use it unashamedly unashamedly unashamedly edly despite my choked protests What are we coming to Granny M. M Answer Bless you Granny M M. belly has been a perfectly proper word ever since English evolved from Saxon Anglo and Norman French You'll find it itin itin itin in good literature from Shakespeare Shake Shakespeare Shakespeare Shake Shake- speare down to the present You'll find it in Job I Corinthians Corinthians Corinthians Corin Corin- III nI and in Solomons Solomon's Song verso 14 His belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires