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Bury vs. Berry The Proper Pronunciation Edition The pronunciation that would be expected for "bury" if it had a completely regular spelling would actually be bjʊəri , because there is only one R after the U (compare fury, jury and bureau) But "bury" doesn't have a completely regular spelling Rather, the spelling is based on weird details of its historical development
Pipe invert and obvert: Why is it called invert? In civil engineering, the words invert and obvert are used in the context of pipe elevations I gather that invert means: interior bottom elevation of pipe, and obvert means: interior top elevation
adjectives - Is there a word that means deliberately ignorant . . . tactical stupidity lame Passive-aggressive wilful ignorance wilful blindness bury one's head in the sand in denial three wise monkeys attitude cognitive bias optimism bias ostrich effect obstinate apathetic negligent blinder-wearer wilful neglect cowardice selfish delusional irresponsible psychopathic sociopathic socially impaired obdurate
What is the origin of the term, “to 86 someone”? [duplicate] I came across a phrase, “86 to sb ” in the following paragraph of an article titled “The owner of the Red Hen explains why she asked Sarah Huckabee Sanders to leave,” in the Washington Post (June 2
Why does the pronunciation of U vary in English? It isn't so much a grammatical issue, as an historical one To make a very long story short, between the 1300s and 1700s, English underwent a change in pronunciation called the Great Vowel Shift
What do you call the facial expression or the state just before . . . Stack Exchange Network Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers
meaning - How do you mean vs What do you mean? - English Language . . . Stack Exchange Network Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers
If someone says Do not pass go to you, what do they mean? Just encountered this phrase in a video game called True Crime: NYC and felt like sharing it here The line was said by an FBI agent urging his colleague to infiltrate a gang and arrest their leader, and it went like this: "You arrest anyone connected with this investigation, I'll make sure they do not pass go