S officially closes tonight, but since I'm late getting out the reminder, you've got until tomorrow (Thursday) night to submit your S sentences. Go to this post and comment: http://alpha-musing.blogspot.com/2011/07/solving-s.html
Also, T is officially open. http://alpha-musing.blogspot.com/2011/07/torturing-t.html
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Torturing T
Submit T sentences by Wednesday, August 3, using comments on this post.
Origins: ? (1)
Greek: Tau
Frequency: 2nd most frequent letter in English (2)
"T" from Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language (1755): "A consonant, which, at the beginning and end of words, has always the same sound nearly approaching to the d; but before an i, when followed by a vowel, has the sound of an obscure s: as, nation, salvation, except when s precedes t: as, Christian, question." (3)
Origins: ? (1)
Greek: Tau
Frequency: 2nd most frequent letter in English (2)
"T" from Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language (1755): "A consonant, which, at the beginning and end of words, has always the same sound nearly approaching to the d; but before an i, when followed by a vowel, has the sound of an obscure s: as, nation, salvation, except when s precedes t: as, Christian, question." (3)
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Results & More Voting
I'm way behind in announcing results (not that you don't just look at the polls yourselves...).
Natalie needs Nutella nightly, Niko needs Nutella now. (Naomi)
Overtired Oliver ordered oodles of old, orange oddities. (Sherry)
Perforated parasols partially protect photophobic penguins. (Bob)
Quirky queens quickly quilted quaint quadrangles. (Rita)
And now, vote for R (while you continue to think about your S sentences).
Natalie needs Nutella nightly, Niko needs Nutella now. (Naomi)
Overtired Oliver ordered oodles of old, orange oddities. (Sherry)
Perforated parasols partially protect photophobic penguins. (Bob)
Quirky queens quickly quilted quaint quadrangles. (Rita)
And now, vote for R (while you continue to think about your S sentences).
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Solving S
Submit S sentences by Wednesday, July 27, using comments on this post.
Origins: teeth? (1)
Greek: Sigma
Frequency: 7th most frequent letter in English (2)
"S" from Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language (1755): "Has in English the same hissing sound as in other languages, and unhappily prevails in so many of our words that it produces in the ear of a foreigner a continued sibilation." (3)
Origins: teeth? (1)
Greek: Sigma
Frequency: 7th most frequent letter in English (2)
"S" from Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language (1755): "Has in English the same hissing sound as in other languages, and unhappily prevails in so many of our words that it produces in the ear of a foreigner a continued sibilation." (3)
Monday, July 18, 2011
Remember R
Submit your R sentences by Wednesday by commenting on here: http://alpha-musing.blogspot.com/2011/07/routing-r.html.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Vote for Q
We ended up with a great Q selection!
Vote for the sentence to represent Q in alphAmuse. Poll closes Monday July 18 at midnight.
Vote for the sentence to represent Q in alphAmuse. Poll closes Monday July 18 at midnight.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Routing R
Submit R sentences by Wednesday, July 20, using comments on this post.
Origins: Head (1)
Greek: Rho
Frequency: 9th most frequent letter in English (2)
"R" from Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language (1755): "Is called the canine letter, because it is uttered with some resemblance to the growl or snarl of a cur: it has one constant sound in English, such as it has in other languages; as red, rose, more, muriatick: in words derived from the Greek, it is followed by an h, rhapsody: r is never mute, unless the second r may be accounted mute, where two rr are used; as myrrh." (3)
Origins: Head (1)
Greek: Rho
Frequency: 9th most frequent letter in English (2)
"R" from Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language (1755): "Is called the canine letter, because it is uttered with some resemblance to the growl or snarl of a cur: it has one constant sound in English, such as it has in other languages; as red, rose, more, muriatick: in words derived from the Greek, it is followed by an h, rhapsody: r is never mute, unless the second r may be accounted mute, where two rr are used; as myrrh." (3)
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Q sentence
Remember to post a Q sentence by the end of today!
To submit your sentence, use the comments on this post: http://alpha-musing.blogspot.com/2011/07/quilting-q.html
To submit your sentence, use the comments on this post: http://alpha-musing.blogspot.com/2011/07/quilting-q.html
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Quilting Q
Submit Q sentences by Wednesday, July 13, using comments on this post.
Origins: cord of wool (1)
Greek: qoppa
Frequency: 25th most frequent letter in English (2)
"P" from Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language (1755): "Is a consonant borrowed from the Latin or French, for which, though q is commonly placed in the Saxon alphabet, the Saxons generally used cƿ, cw; as cƿellan or cwellan, to quell: qu is, in English, pronounced as by the Italians and Spaniards cw; as quail, quench, except quoit, which is spoken, according to the manner of the French, coit: the name of this letter is cue, from queue, French, tail; its form being that of an O with a tail." (3)
Origins: cord of wool (1)
Greek: qoppa
Frequency: 25th most frequent letter in English (2)
"P" from Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language (1755): "Is a consonant borrowed from the Latin or French, for which, though q is commonly placed in the Saxon alphabet, the Saxons generally used cƿ, cw; as cƿellan or cwellan, to quell: qu is, in English, pronounced as by the Italians and Spaniards cw; as quail, quench, except quoit, which is spoken, according to the manner of the French, coit: the name of this letter is cue, from queue, French, tail; its form being that of an O with a tail." (3)
Sunday, July 3, 2011
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