what What does the word effect mean? From www.m-w.com ef·fect Function: noun 1 a: purport, intent b: basic meaning : essence 2: something that inevitably follows an antecedent (as a cause or agent) 3: an outward sign : appearance 4:

David schrieb: David schrieb: I find the last sentence incomprehensible, if ... could interpret for those of us who don't come Yorkshire. Well, even the trolling "blue sow" managed to pick out that I'd made a transposition error

Assuming you want every vowel sound including diphthongs, you're missing ... actor, best known for role in "Hill Street Blues") Is "haid" a verb too? I know of "hayed". "Haid" is either a proper name or

See below (from M-W Online): Main Entry: shal·lot Pronunciation: sh&-'lät also 'sha-l&t Function: noun Etymology: modification of French échalote, from ... herb (Allium cepa aggregatum) that resembles an onion and produces small

I have read that scallions, shallots, green onions, and spring onions are used as names for the same thing. Not shallots. See below (from M-W Online): Main Entry: shal·lot Pronunciation: sh&-'lät also 'sha-l&t Function: noun

Another early one, arguably, is the St. Louis Blues (1968). That is one of my local teams. The word "blues" according to m-w is: Main Entry: blues Pronunciation: 'blüz Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction

This use of singular team names is the first I can recall in the US, Another early one, arguably, is the St. Louis Blues (1968). That is one of my local teams. The word "blues" according to m-w is: Main Entry: blues Pronunciation:

"R*" schrieb: The pioneers and cowboys used to call the grasslands of ... Or did the grassland get its name from the brush? The reference is probably to the sagebrush plains of western North America. Sage itself is a plant of the mint

: AHD: The possessive case of most proper nouns is formed according to the rules for common nouns: (singular) Eliot's novels, ... -'s would make the pronunciation difficult or awkward: Jesus' teachings, Moses' children,

Jerry Friedman filted: However, do I understand you to mean that "bird brains" is a compound noun in "Bird brains have highly developed ... foil". I suspect the difference in pronunciation is similar (though I say