tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817242166326386497.post2311011134907453624..comments2024-03-24T16:47:21.470-07:00Comments on A World of Englishes: Sumer is icumen in, and the wind is passing ...Jane Setterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08213725380324824711noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817242166326386497.post-62728225310392186752018-12-28T23:52:33.592-08:002018-12-28T23:52:33.592-08:00I went through various articles on your blog and d...I went through various articles on your blog and discovered them matching my interest. Your strategy of allocating such an appreciable content here might be advantageous for numerous learners. One can speak and <a href="https://engvarta.com/" rel="nofollow">practice English</a> in an effective way, just by downloading <a href="https://engvarta.com/how-it-works-for-customer/" rel="nofollow">English Learning App</a> on your own smartphone, which you can use whenever and wherever you want to practice your communication skills with experts. <br /><b><a href="https://engvarta.com" rel="nofollow">Practice English app</a> | <a href="https://engvarta.com/" rel="nofollow">English Speaking App</a></b> <br />Engvartahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17508590058984269005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817242166326386497.post-23093367088979343812018-03-18T05:45:09.764-07:002018-03-18T05:45:09.764-07:00Ref. fist and fart, Swedish has nouns fis and fjär...Ref. fist and fart, Swedish has nouns fis and fjärt, and verbs fisa and fjärta, so they could have come into different English dialects from different directions.Sidney Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01138711082469220983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817242166326386497.post-41622176291962483732018-02-02T11:24:38.781-08:002018-02-02T11:24:38.781-08:00There's clearly so much more to learn about wo...There's clearly so much more to learn about words surrounding this concept!Jane Setterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08213725380324824711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817242166326386497.post-29268245510148346622018-02-02T11:05:49.481-08:002018-02-02T11:05:49.481-08:00I've always thought it was a pity that in the ...I've always thought it was a pity that in the 17C English lost the distinction between <i>fart</i> 'break wind loudly' and <i>fist</i> /faɪst/ 'break wind quietly'. These are traceable to Proto-Indo-European as <i>*perd-</i> and <i>*pezd-</i> respectively.<br /><br />We also lost at the same time the lovely metaphor <i>fart against</i> 'deny what someone says in a loud voice'.John Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02143886533654482737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817242166326386497.post-58789851897716128662018-02-02T03:11:41.731-08:002018-02-02T03:11:41.731-08:00Thank you, Robert! Ah, the Pythons. <3Thank you, Robert! Ah, the Pythons. <3Jane Setterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08213725380324824711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817242166326386497.post-34416248888518680372018-02-02T03:09:17.781-08:002018-02-02T03:09:17.781-08:00https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKV3GC0RERshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKV3GC0RERsRobert Ramsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12825745730799486118noreply@blogger.com