New words we learned today

[Petingo]

I am fed up coming across great words I have never before heard off..in a book, say, or on TV...making a mental note then forgetting clean about them.

Today I came across a new word whilst reading The Enchantress of Florence, by Salman Rushdie.

Parturition........the act of giving birth to offspring

[kevin04]

Not today, but a few weeks ago I was reading a book about the history of the Olympic games and the author continued to write hitherto on every tenth page - it felt like to me - and I had no idea what that word meant ; well, I figured out from the structure of the sentence, but until then I had never even heard that word!

Hitherto - until now or until the point...

[Reg]

Not today, but a few weeks ago I was reading a book about the history of the Olympic games and the author continued to write hitherto on every tenth page - it felt like to me - and I had no idea what that word meant ; well, I figured out from the structure of the sentence, but until then I had never even heard that word!

Hitherto - until now or until the point...

Really? I can't understand how you could have avoided it for so long - I come across it all the time, and use it myself quite often.

[kevin04]

Not today, but a few weeks ago I was reading a book about the history of the Olympic games and the author continued to write hitherto on every tenth page - it felt like to me - and I had no idea what that word meant ; well, I figured out from the structure of the sentence, but until then I had never even heard that word!

Hitherto - until now or until the point...

Really? I can't understand how you could have avoided it for so long - I come across it all the time, and use it myself quite often.

No joke, Reg. I only started reading big books a couple of years ago! I don't know, just never came across it before. I don't even know how to pronouce it, I'm guessing it ''hit hearth toe"

[Reg]

Not today, but a few weeks ago I was reading a book about the history of the Olympic games and the author continued to write hitherto on every tenth page - it felt like to me - and I had no idea what that word meant ; well, I figured out from the structure of the sentence, but until then I had never even heard that word!

Hitherto - until now or until the point...

Really? I can't understand how you could have avoided it for so long - I come across it all the time, and use it myself quite often.

No joke, Reg. I only started reading big books a couple of years ago! I don't know, just never came across it before. I don't even know how to pronouce it, I'm guessing it ''hit hearth toe"

It's pronounced to rhyme with "with er too".

If you look a word up online, most of the results from dictionaries have a little speaker icon and if you press it you can hear the correct pronunciation.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hitherto

It's always weird when you say a word out loud which you have only ever seen on a page and never heard.

I remember saying the word mitre out loud and pronouncing it completely incorrectly.

When I was at school a kid had to read out loud in front of the class and pronounced the word "superbly" as if it rhymed whith Super Fly.

[kevin04]

Not today, but a few weeks ago I was reading a book about the history of the Olympic games and the author continued to write hitherto on every tenth page - it felt like to me - and I had no idea what that word meant ; well, I figured out from the structure of the sentence, but until then I had never even heard that word!

Hitherto - until now or until the point...

Really? I can't understand how you could have avoided it for so long - I come across it all the time, and use it myself quite often.

No joke, Reg. I only started reading big books a couple of years ago! I don't know, just never came across it before. I don't even know how to pronouce it, I'm guessing it ''hit hearth toe"

It's pronounced to rhyme with "with er too".

If you look a word up online, most of the results from dictionaries have a little speaker icon and if you press it you can hear the correct pronunciation.

It's always weird when you say a word out loud which you have only ever seen on a page and never heard.

I remember saying the word mitre out loud and pronouncing it completely incorrectly.

When I was at school a kid had to read out loud in front of the class and pronounced the word "superbly" as if it rhymed whith Super Fly.

Mitre? As in the football? I used to pronounce and still do as 'might er'

Cheers for the hitherto! I'll try to starting using it as much as I can.

[Reg]

Not today, but a few weeks ago I was reading a book about the history of the Olympic games and the author continued to write hitherto on every tenth page - it felt like to me - and I had no idea what that word meant ; well, I figured out from the structure of the sentence, but until then I had never even heard that word!

Hitherto - until now or until the point...

Really? I can't understand how you could have avoided it for so long - I come across it all the time, and use it myself quite often.

No joke, Reg. I only started reading big books a couple of years ago! I don't know, just never came across it before. I don't even know how to pronouce it, I'm guessing it ''hit hearth toe"

It's pronounced to rhyme with "with er too".

If you look a word up online, most of the results from dictionaries have a little speaker icon and if you press it you can hear the correct pronunciation.

It's always weird when you say a word out loud which you have only ever seen on a page and never heard.

I remember saying the word mitre out loud and pronouncing it completely incorrectly.

When I was at school a kid had to read out loud in front of the class and pronounced the word "superbly" as if it rhymed whith Super Fly.

Mitre? As in the football? I used to pronounce and still do as 'might er'

Cheers for the hitherto! I'll try to starting using it as much as I can.

I just added a link as you were replying.

Here it is again, with the pronunciation button...

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hitherto

[Petingo]

Cathay

As in Cathay Pacific Airlines.

I always half wondered what Cathay meant or where it was.

I found out this evening that Cathay is an old English Language alternative name for China.

[VeritasVincit]

Isn't Merriam-Webster American?
Can their pronunciation be relied on totally?

[Basualdo]

Isn't Merriam-Webster American?
Can their pronunciation be relied on totally?

NO!

[Reg]

Isn't Merriam-Webster American?
Can their pronunciation be relied on totally?

I checked that their version of this word was correct before advising our Scottish chum.

There are English online dictionaries with pronunciation buttons too.

[VeritasVincit]

Isn't Merriam-Webster American?
Can their pronunciation be relied on totally?

I checked that their version of this word was correct before advising our Scottish chum.

There are English online dictionaries with pronunciation buttons too.

That word may be, but not all are reliable.
As an example; try 'buoy'.

[Reg]

Isn't Merriam-Webster American?
Can their pronunciation be relied on totally?

I checked that their version of this word was correct before advising our Scottish chum.

There are English online dictionaries with pronunciation buttons too.

That word may be, but not all are reliable.
As an example; try 'buoy'.

Yes, I know - that's why I said I checked it, and suggested using English dictionaries.

[Basualdo]

Isn't Merriam-Webster American?
Can their pronunciation be relied on totally?

I checked that their version of this word was correct before advising our Scottish chum.

There are English online dictionaries with pronunciation buttons too.

That word may be, but not all are reliable.
As an example; try 'buoy'.

I'd be very wary before scheduling a visit down the American route.

[The Ghost of Alex Higgins]

Malfeasance