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@fatima8114145 @tedielts /juːnɪˈvɜːrsəl/ begins with a consonant sound and is preceded by the indefinite article 'a'.

@tedielts Laugher is often considered a universal language that connects people. a) a✅️ 👉a universal The rule for using “a” or “an” is based on pronunciation, not spelling. Despite being a vowel, the initial letter of the word

Here's your #grammar challenge for Saturday. This is about article use.

@MerriamWebster As a professor of phonetics: p, b & m are known as bilabial sounds ( both the lips come in close contact), and w unfortunately is not a bilabial (because both the lips are not involved in the production of this sound). w is known as a semi-vowel or an approximant.

Your lips only touch for four letters of the alphabet.

@MerriamWebster Here are some words that share similarities in structure: Enigma, Psyche, Echo, Rhyme, Larynx, Myrrh.

'Paradigm,' 'pharaoh,' and 'coccyx' have unique three-letter endings.

@MerriamWebster Emoticon is a combination of keyboard characters ( letters, numbers, and punctuation) used to represent facial expressions or emotions. Emojis are small, colorful, pre-designed pictograms or icons that represent not just facial expressions but also objects, activities etc.

This just popped up on our M-W app 😭

@MerriamWebster Yet heavier is the soul that carries their meaning.

Heavy is the book that has the words.

@OED please note: A new word has been coined in India— STAREDAY. A day devoted to staring at wives. m.economictimes.com/news/india/sun…

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Thank you, @SheebaThattil for your amazing research assistance. This book could not have been written without your invaluable help.

Language lovers, wordsmiths, writers, educators, researchers, professionals, lifelong learners and casual readers—this book is for you. @AlephBookCo @ShashiTharoor #AWonderlandofWords

@Reuters Practising for the Olympics!

Three humpback whales were caught on camera breaching in unison off Cape Cod

Pride of India — Bomman and Bellie #TheElephantWhisperers

@MerriamWebster Request: could you also include the pronunciation of the word in the phonemic script?

That sound you hear is your printer cheering.

Jacinda Ardern, PM of New Zealand has left the Beehive for the final time. She was greeted on the Parliamentary forecourt by a huge crowd. Hundreds of Kiwis lined up the pavements to catch one last glimpse of Ardern as she made her final public appearance as PM. @nzherald

@kazhugan Once =One time Twice=Two times Thrice=Three times Quarce/quadrice=Four times Quince=Five times Sence=Six times Septence=Seven times Octence=Eight times Novence=Nine times Tonce=Ten times None of these words past “thrice” are officially correct, nevertheless they are widely used.

Notes from a sub: Once, twice, thrice, FOUR TIMES :(( How ungainly is that last one! I propose a motion to legalise 'FRICE'. Have been meaning to write to the good folks over at OED for decades now. Kar do bhai.

@RoyKallivayalil When habitats merge there is no option but to live in harmony.

“How are things in the countryside?” A visit from the wild! Athirapally #Kerala

"Madras", introduced by the Portuguese to Nigeria is the name of an ancient light cotton fabric with a distinctive grid pattern named after the place of origin - Madras (Chennai) The Kalabari tribe referred to it as "Injiri", the indigenous pronunciation of the word India.

@kazhugan It's high time we stopped using the term "debate." In a debate you must project your voice so that you can be heard but definitely NOT shout. "Shouting contest/match" or the "yelling competition" would be much more appropriate and then we'd have no reason to complain.

We are jest like this only :))

A spine poem for the 90th anniversary of the OED’s first completed edition. WALKING WORD BY WORD Caught in the web of words, The loom of language, The stuff of thought, The story of writing – a line made by walking word by word through the language glass. ~Stan Carey