Show r take rake mil word i I 1 I 1 I 1 for it I 1 by FRANK COLBY colbi 1 I 1 LL j A little of this A little of that houston I 1 know that the words word entomology and etym etymology mean th the studies of insects and words but the words look so much alike that I 1 always get them twisted how can I 1 remember member le which Is L W M answer let the ent of entomology remind you of the insect the ant st louis A circular 1 letter etter sent to st SL louis schools b by y the In instruction department contains this ten sen tence the following will act as discussants I 1 find no tor for use of the word M M B answer the word Is properly formed from discuss plus the suffix ant a person or thing acting discussant then means one who discusses akron why does a commentator pronounce the first syllable of FRONTIER to rhyme with john answer some dictionaries sanction it and it Is often heard beard in britain a in however since fro frontier niter Is formed from the word front there seems little reason for changing the sound of the 0 o best american usage is arun TEER TEEB question please name the seven seas reader answer the expression comes from an ancient belief that there were seven seas surrounding the seven great land masses of the world today the seven seas are the arctic antarctic north and south atlantic north and south pacific and the indian ocean bell syndicate future features |