) An adjective is a part of speech that modifies a noun or a pronoun. -- OK ) The exam was adjourned since the the professor was ill. ) The government has adjudged that the country's economy is experiencing hard times so the tax rates will be

See www.m-w.com. Double the "s" and add "y". CJ I think this is a joke. Be careful how you use the word 'pus-sy.' Pus-sy is a cat, a type of willow or crude slang for female

Hello. I've heard (say, in some British songs) the following pronunciation: the vowel in "got" was pronounced in a sort ... was Blur, by the way. The sound was not even short, it lasted for some time (because it's a song).

A friend asked me to put together a list of words that are based around a sound...if that makes sense. ... of so far are below: ahem oops hmm ouch wow tut any I've missed that come to mind? Thanks. "Tsk", sometimes read aloud as

I learn lots of great stuff in a.u.e. when people crosspost to sci.lang. However, do I understand you to mean ... an adjective+noun phrase and the second a lot like a single word. Have I just been misled by anomalous orthography? There is no

one "Ms." would It turns out that the British recognize ... for "Ms" the pronunciations /mIz/ and /m@s/, that is, "muss." Sorry for not snipping, but I thought the above was all relevant. I find your findings