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Spring in Latin is "ver," so "vernal" as an adjective. Two words from Latin combine for "equinox": a form of "equal" and "nox", or "night," as in "nocturnal." So, literally, equal night, as the night accounts for fully half the day (slightly less where I live).
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It's hard to tell when it's spoken, but write "iced tea," not "ice tea." Same with "iced coffee." But it's "ice wine" and the rapper and actor goes by "Ice-T." "Ice cream," by the way, started out as "iced cream."
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The often-misspelled “fluoride” and “flux” are cousins. To remember the “flu" beginning for what’s in your toothpaste, think of what you use to solder pipes or a state of change. They come from the Latin "fluor," to flow, also found in "fluorescent."
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Dictionaries might accept "Busses Welcome" signs, but that spelling strikes me as inviting kisses. Use "buses" (unless you welcome a buss). #words #spelling #kissing
Goodbye buss at Greyhound terminal, Chicago, New Year's Day, 1943. Photo by Esther Bubley. Public domain image, Library of Congress.
You stand on your “feet.” That EE in the middle also is a shoe width that I can sometimes squeeze into. A “feat” is an achievement, related to the word “fact.” Getting an A in class can be quite a feat. #words #spelling #mnemonics
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