It does make sense that it follows the pattern of sit and sat. My question is why doesn't 'fit' follow the same pattern? I can definitely see the relationship between 'fit' and 'fat'.
Dismal is used a lot by Lewis Carroll in Hunting of the Snark and Alice Through the looking glass. I recognized it right away. Just though it was something worth mentioning.
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linguista88 commented on the list great-color-names
Thanks for the positive comment on my list! Love vermillion, same hue as cinnabar. And just as fun to say.
September 20, 2007
linguista88 commented on the word matador
Isn't the literal translation of this word 'murderer' ?
September 20, 2007
linguista88 commented on the list linguista88-s-words
Apocarteresis(n.) commission of suicide by starvation.
September 18, 2007
linguista88 commented on the list linguista88-s-words
Aurulent,(Latin aurum/auri, gold), adj: golden in color.
September 18, 2007
linguista88 commented on the word momus
I call my mom Momus.. she thinks its Latin for mother. In this case its close enough..
September 18, 2007
linguista88 commented on the word highfalutin
My english prof used this word a lot to describe the tone of vocabulary in our essays.
September 18, 2007
linguista88 commented on the word shat
It does make sense that it follows the pattern of sit and sat. My question is why doesn't 'fit' follow the same pattern? I can definitely see the relationship between 'fit' and 'fat'.
September 18, 2007
linguista88 commented on the word octopodes
Haha.. My professor taught us this word in Latin class :)
September 18, 2007
linguista88 commented on the word dismal
Dismal is used a lot by Lewis Carroll in Hunting of the Snark and Alice Through the looking glass. I recognized it right away. Just though it was something worth mentioning.
September 18, 2007