Sincere Etymological Question, British

[lovecraft68]

This is why I write in simple terms using everyday words, and don't throw things in that are basically the reading equivalent of speedbumps. You make the reader go "Huh?" in the middle of a sentence, you just broke flow and took them out of whatever mood you were setting.

 

[stickygirl]

Agreed. Despite my initial skepticism, I must say I would now offer nothing but paraging remarks about it.

Scepticism... the OP said British I hate to be punctilious but someone has to dot the t's and cross the eyes.

 

[old_prof]

Scepticism... the OP said British I hate to be punctilious but someone has to dot the t's and cross the eyes.

And speaking ofBritish, are dots of T's related to spots of teas?

 

[Bramblethorn]

And speaking ofBritish, are dots of T's related to spots of teas?

A dot of T will put hair on your chest.

 

[TarnishedPenny]

Ah - the Authors' Hangout!

 

[Kumquatqueen]

There's a popular myth that gormless derives from King Gorm of Denmark (mid-900s, shortly before Canute), who was very wise, though history tends to record him only as Gorm the Old. Maybe there were other King Gorms before him?

Words where a prefix implies there should be the word without the prefix, but there isn't, are called unpaired words. Debunk such feckless things!

 

[TarnishedPenny]

Words where a prefix implies there should be the word without the prefix, but there isn't, are called unpaired words. Debunk such feckless things!

There remain some heretics who would rather bunk the feckulous ones…