
history - Etymology of English "Achoo" relative to other sneezing ...
Jun 12, 2014 · I have found this reference, Achoo: Every sneeze has a different ring to it, but there are only a few words in English that name the sound. Achoo is the most favoured. Achoo is an acronym for a sternutation disorder called Autosomal Dominant Compelling Helioophthalmic Outburst Syndrome that results in uncontrollable sneezing.
Where did the phrase "scat old cat" come from? [duplicate]
The only close match to this rather elaborate saying that a Google Books search turns up is from Lois Timmins, Understanding Through Communication: Structured Experiments in Self-Exploration (1972) [combined snippets], which mentions the expression only in passing:
Onomatopoeia for disgust - English Language & Usage Stack …
Feb 22, 2017 · Your link is suggestive of this (there's a box with other "written representations of sounds: achoo, ahem, atishoo" linked), and etymonline has a more direct statement. (It's also the OED's best guess, but I can't link to that subscription service.) –
Why is "pineapple" in English but "ananas" in all other languages?
Nov 7, 2013 · From Wikipedia, . Columbus encountered the pineapple in 1493 on the Leeward island of Guadeloupe. He called it piña de Indes, meaning "pine of the Indians", and brought it back with him to Europe, thus making the pineapple the first bromeliad to leave the New World.
etymology - Why are so many important verbs irregular? - English ...
Nov 13, 2013 · Not one in particular ready at hand, no. If you Google Old English verb classes, though, you will easily find various overviews of the strong and weak stems in Old English, and you can see how many of these verbs that we currently consider completely irregular actually were part of various classes of regular verbs 1200 years ago, and often also how it came about that many of these classes ...
phonology - /ð/ → /d/ shift in English - English Language & Usage ...
Apr 25, 2017 · 1. When did this consonant shift happen in English? Etymonline mentions 12c. Everybody has their own set of pronunciation habits. /ð/ can be pronounced in various ways and still be distinguishable because its existence is easily predicted/"auto-interpreted" by the brain.