Winner for J: Jump! by Brady
Winner for K: Kangaroos knit kitschy keepsakes. by Erin
Vote for the best sentence to represent L
Vote for the best sentence to represent M
Monday, May 30, 2011
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Musing M
Submit M sentences by Saturday, May 28, using comments on this post.
Origins: water (1)
Greek: mu
Frequency: 14th most frequent letter in English (2)
"M" from Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language (1755): "Has, in English, one unvaried sound, by compression of the lips; as, mine, tame, camp: it is never mute." (3)
Origins: water (1)
Greek: mu
Frequency: 14th most frequent letter in English (2)
"M" from Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language (1755): "Has, in English, one unvaried sound, by compression of the lips; as, mine, tame, camp: it is never mute." (3)
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Linguisticating L
Submit L sentences by Saturday, May 21, using comments on this post.
Origins: cattle prod (1)
Greek: lambda
Frequency: 11th most frequent letter in English (2)
"L" from Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language (1755): "A liquid consonant, which preserves always the same sound in English." (3)
Origins: cattle prod (1)
Greek: lambda
Frequency: 11th most frequent letter in English (2)
"L" from Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language (1755): "A liquid consonant, which preserves always the same sound in English." (3)
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Kicking around k
Submit K sentences by Saturday, May 14, using comments on this post.
Origins: open hand(1)
Greek: kappa
Frequency: 22nd most frequent letter in English (2)
"K" from Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language (1755): "A letter borrowed by the English from the Greek alphabet.It ends a word after a diphthong: as, look, break, shook, leek. The English never use c at the end of a word. K is silent in the present pronunciation before n: as, knife, knee, knell." (3)
Origins: open hand(1)
Greek: kappa
Frequency: 22nd most frequent letter in English (2)
"K" from Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language (1755): "A letter borrowed by the English from the Greek alphabet.It ends a word after a diphthong: as, look, break, shook, leek. The English never use c at the end of a word. K is silent in the present pronunciation before n: as, knife, knee, knell." (3)
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
I is for Illustrations!
Our I winner: "Isn't it interesting imagining icy igloos indoors?" Ian inquired. Congrats to Brady!
I also have 3 new illustrations ready for the alphAmuse book. B, C, & D.
Remember, submit ideas for J sentences until Saturday.
I also have 3 new illustrations ready for the alphAmuse book. B, C, & D.
Remember, submit ideas for J sentences until Saturday.
jurying j
Submit J sentences by Saturday, May 7, using comments on this post.
Origins: originated as a swash character to end some Roman numerals in place of i.(1)
Greek: ?
Frequency: 23rd most frequent letter in English (2)
"J" from Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language (1755): "J consonant has invariably the same sound with that of g in giant; as jade, jet, jilt, jolt, just." (3)
Origins: originated as a swash character to end some Roman numerals in place of i.(1)
Greek: ?
Frequency: 23rd most frequent letter in English (2)
"J" from Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language (1755): "J consonant has invariably the same sound with that of g in giant; as jade, jet, jilt, jolt, just." (3)
Sunday, May 1, 2011
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