Dear Tom,
Alas, none of the spelling "rules" for English are useful in the
least, as they all have so many exceptions as to render them far worse
than useless. I am certain they were designed, rather, to drive one
mad with frustration in attempting their use.
As those old members of the list know, before I got my current email
program with "spellcheck" my posts reflected my creative abilities
regarding spelling.
My favorite spelling is "ghoti" for what is commonly
spelled F-I-S-H (those swimming creatures).
"gh" = the sound usually indicated by the letter "F" but used in
such words as "enough," "rough," and "tough."
"o" as usually indicated by the letter "i" but used in such words
as the plural for female humans, "women."
"ti" for the sound usually indicated by the letters "sh" but used
in such words as "lotion," "motion" and "rotation."
ergo: "ghoti" = "fish"
Professor Blood
on 3/4/04 10:30 AM, Tom aka James Knudson at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> Hi there, while we are OT and talking about words, I will ask this from all
> you English genius's, How does the "I" before "E" rule work on the word
> "SURFEITED"? I recently became aware that I surfeited my self with
> meteorites, but I still can't figure it out! : )
> Thanks, Tom
> peregrineflier <><
> IMCA #6168
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Michael L Blood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Dave Andrews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Rosemary Hackney
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> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] uhauhauha
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>
>> Dear Dave and Rosemary (Missed ya in Tucson, Rosie)
>> Actually, "hahahaha" is derived from the Saxon, "huhuhuhu"
>> meaning, "what the hell is going on?" However, in the thirteenth
>> century it was in common usage by the Anglos who used it as
>> an expression of humor (with derogatory overtones aimed at the
>> Saxons). Over the centuries the pronunciation changed
>> (during the period of The Great English Vowel Shift) to what
>> we see today: "hahahaha," a synonym of "teehee," meaning,
>> "that's funny."
>> Hope this clears it up.
>> Professor Blood
>>
>>
>> on 3/4/04 9:48 AM, Dave Andrews at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>> Rosemary Hackney wrote:
>>>> What is uhauhaua ? Is it a meteorite? or is it more akin to
>>>> Mawahhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaa?
>>>> Just curious.
>>>>
>>>> Rosie
>>>>
>>> Hi Rosie,
>>> I think it's "hahahaha" in Swedish. ;-)
>>> Dave
>>>
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