Submit I sentences by Saturday, April 30, using comments on this post.
Origins: leg with a hand (1)
Greek: iota
Frequency: 5th most frequent letter in English (2)
"I" from Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language (1755): "Is in English considered both as a vowel and consonant; though, since the vowel and consonant differ in their form as well as sound, they may be more properly accounted two letters." (3)
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Winner for H
"Heave ho!" hollered hay harvesters, hefting heavy hauls.
p.s. Look for several letter illustrations (B, C, and D) coming soon.
p.s. Look for several letter illustrations (B, C, and D) coming soon.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Vote for H by Tuesday night
Vote for the sentence you think should represent H in the alphAmuse book.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Heartfelt H
Submit H sentences by Saturday, April 23, using comments on this post.
Origins: fence or posts (1)
Greek: eta
Frequency: 8th most frequent letter in English (2)
"H" from Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language (1755): "Is in English, as in other languages, a note of aspiration, sounded only by a strong emission of the breath, without any conformation of the organs of speech, and is therefore by many grammarians accounted no letter. " (3)
Origins: fence or posts (1)
Greek: eta
Frequency: 8th most frequent letter in English (2)
"H" from Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language (1755): "Is in English, as in other languages, a note of aspiration, sounded only by a strong emission of the breath, without any conformation of the organs of speech, and is therefore by many grammarians accounted no letter. " (3)
G winner
The winner for G is "Grim gargoyles guarding Gothic gables gave guests goosebumps."
H is coming soon.
H is coming soon.
Friday, April 15, 2011
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Gratifying G
Submit your G sentence using comments on this post.
Origins: ?
Greek: gamma
Frequency: 17th most frequent letter in English (2)
"G" from Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language (1755): "G has two sounds, one is called that of the hard G, because it is formed by a pressure somewhat hard of the forepart of the tongue against the upper gum. The other sound, called that of the soft G, resembles that of J, and is commonly, though not always, found before e, i; as, gem, gibbet. Before u, at the end of a word, g is commonly melted away; as in the French, from which these words are commonly derived. " (3)
Origins: ?
Greek: gamma
Frequency: 17th most frequent letter in English (2)
"G" from Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language (1755): "G has two sounds, one is called that of the hard G, because it is formed by a pressure somewhat hard of the forepart of the tongue against the upper gum. The other sound, called that of the soft G, resembles that of J, and is commonly, though not always, found before e, i; as, gem, gibbet. Before u, at the end of a word, g is commonly melted away; as in the French, from which these words are commonly derived. " (3)
Results for F
The winner is: Flipper freed frenzied Francine from fearsome flying fish. Submitted by Erin.
Monday, April 4, 2011
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