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).
Showing posts with label P. Show all posts
Showing posts with label P. Show all posts
Thursday, July 21, 2011
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Thursday, June 23, 2011
Submit your P sentence
Quick reminder to submit your P sentences by Saturday!
Go here and comment with your sentence: http://alpha-musing.blogspot.com/2011/06/playing-p.html
Go here and comment with your sentence: http://alpha-musing.blogspot.com/2011/06/playing-p.html
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Playing P
Submit P sentences by Saturday, June 25, using comments on this post.
Origins: ?
Greek: pi (sound); rho (looks)
Frequency: 19th most frequent letter in English (2)
"P" from Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language (1755): "Is a labial consonant, formed by a slight compression of the anterior part of the lips; as, pull, pelt. It is confounded by the Germans and Welsh with b: it has an uniform sound: it is sometimes mute before t; as, accompt, receipt; but the mute p is in modern orthography commonly omitted." (3)
Origins: ?
Greek: pi (sound); rho (looks)
Frequency: 19th most frequent letter in English (2)
"P" from Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language (1755): "Is a labial consonant, formed by a slight compression of the anterior part of the lips; as, pull, pelt. It is confounded by the Germans and Welsh with b: it has an uniform sound: it is sometimes mute before t; as, accompt, receipt; but the mute p is in modern orthography commonly omitted." (3)
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