The TH sound Continuing on the topic of digraphs , " th " is a example of a digraph that is used very frequently in English. Ther...
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Xmas
(Ok, I lied, one more holiday themed post before I take a break :)) Why do we use the abbreviation Xmas for Christmas? It originates from th...
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Mind your P's and Q's?
What is the origin of the phrase Mind your p's and q's ? 1. The letters p and q, with the lowercase letters being a mirror image of...
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Unpaired words: always use a negative prefix?
There are some words that always have a prefix, you don't see their unprefixed form being used much, if at all. Here are examples: unkem...
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