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I remember listening to a radio pogramme about the varieties of forms of speech in Italy. (The so-called dialects of Italian are best regarded as dialects of Latin, rather than Italian - some differ more from Italian that Spanish.) One lady said: "When I buy vegetables in the market I...

Hello Abbie I got the info in OED Gerund -ing The original function of the suffix was to form nouns of action; as ácsung (asking), from ácsian to ask;céapung, -ing (cheaping),;créopung (creeping); gaderung (gathering). These substantives were originally abstract; but even in OE. they...

Some about Egypt and Egyptians: Climate: In general, the weather in Cairo is hot in the summer and chilly in winter. The average annual rainfall is 1.6 inches. Most of the rain falls during the winter, usually as brief showers. Humidity has increased in recent years because of a rise in the...