Salt Lake Telegram | 1951-04-23 | Page 10 | Take My Word

Take My Word By Frank Colby I Ft Wayne Wayne- No is the abbreviation abbreviation for the thc word number Why G. Why G. G C. C A A. Answer No is tile the abbreviation tion for numero the Latin word for number Coleman The 8 B 8 B English class would like to know why countries and ships are spoken of as she Will Vill you give us this information B. 8 Answer Treating inanimate objects as though they were living beings is a f fig figure i g u r e c of oC speech called person personification f cat on I It has long been customary to treat as feminine nouns such abstract ideas as justice liberty nature etc Poets speak of the sun as he uhe and of the moon as she The sailor customarily speaks of his ship or a railroad man of his engine as she Los Angeles Is it true that zero 0 was introduced to Cortez Cortez Cor Cor- by the Indians during the Mexican 1 invasion invasion J. J. J P P. W W. Answer Sorry no Zero is from the Arabian sUr meaning empty a cipher Mr Vernon You have la labored labored la la- bored mightily to get the cow out of Moscow but why do you object to it If the Russians prefer refer it why not accept it A. A. A H. H D. D Answer There is no such city in Russia as Moscow The correct Russian name is pronounced mos mos A with a half broad A. A The s spelling p e 11 i n g Moscow l is strictly English and as as as' asfar far back as I can trace the name its correct pronunciation is listed only as MOS MOS-koe to rhyme with Roscoe The pronunciation with the cow in the second syllable which now has some sanction is the influence of the German pronunciation of their form ul 1 L