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Up until today , myself , and im sure most other people always knew that there were two different spellings for the word most commonly known for describing one's lighter shade of colored hair. I cant speak for everyone else but I know at least I personally always thought that the correct spelling , at least for America where im from , was " Blonde ". I always kinda figured that the other version " Blond " was just the way other countries spelled it. Ya know like the slight differences in the way we all spell " Favorite " or " Color " , etc. Today I actually learned something and found out WHY there are two versions.

Definition of " Blonde " : Of a light color ; Fair.

Definition of " Blond " : Of a light color ; Of a flaxen , golden , light auburn or pale yellowish-brown color.

Both mean the same exact thing right ? Here's the kicker.

" Blonde " and " Blond " are two different spellings of the same word , with the same definition BUT . . . if you want to follow the traditional spelling convention and rule when using them referring to hair , use the word " Blonde " when referring to girls and women's hair. Use the word " Blond " when referring to boys and men's hair.

Im sorry. I just found that mind blowing. I never knew.

Word That Start With I

" Erred " is a verb and the past tense and past participle of the word " Err " , which means to be mistaken or incorrect or to make a mistake or do something wrong.

Fumbled ; Screwed Up ; Slipped Up ; Misbehave ; Goof ; Miscalculate ; Deviate ; Misjudge ; Stray ; Be Wrong

>Without Google, Define Gravitas.

Here are the reasons for why we don't use these words as names for these numbers:

That’s actually a really interesting question—and it sounds logical at first.

The reason we don’t say “onety” or “onety-one” comes from the history of the English language, not from math rules.

1. Old English roots (the real reason)

Words like “ten,” “eleven,” and “twelve” come from very old forms of English:

Ten comes from Old English “tīen”

Eleven comes from “endleofan” → meaning roughly “one left (after ten)”

Twelve comes from “twelf” → meaning “two left (after ten)”

So instead of following a neat pattern, these numbers were named based on how people thought about counting back then.

2. The pattern actually starts later English only becomes more regular from thirteen onward:

thirteen (3 + 10)

fourteen (4 + 10)

twenty, twenty-one, etc.

So your idea of “onety” would fit a pattern, but English didn’t develop that way.

3. Languages could have been more logical Some languages are actually closer to what you’re suggesting. For example:

In Chinese, 11 is literally “ten-one”

21 is “two-ten-one”

That’s very similar to your “onety-one” idea.

4. Could we change it? Technically, yes—you could say “onety,” but:

It’s not standard English

People might not understand you easily

Language sticks to tradition more than logic

Bottom line:

English numbers are historical, not perfectly logical. My “onety” system is actually more consistent, but English just evolved differently.

Hello,

Some of you may be familiar with the GNU Collaborative project to digitize the Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary from 1913. There was also a somewhat viral blog post, by James Somers, about it.

There is an existing website, for browsing this dictionary, www.websters1913.com, which I quite enjoy, but have found myself wishing that it had more features (and an SSL certificate).

So, I have created my own version, which I think others may enjoy:

https://websters1913.timcieplowski.com/

(If this site gets any traction, I will purchase a proper domain name.)

hey guys! i’m a rising senior college student (english major and russian lit minor) and for almost a year now i’ve been thinking about getting a physical dictionary and thesaurus because i am SOOOO SICK of using my phone to look up definitions and synonyms. i’d ideally like nice copies of these just because of aesthetic preferences… does anyone have any recs for good dictionaries/thesauruses? maybe this is a long shot because everyone uses online resources nowadays, but just thought i’d try!

thanks! :) <3

Requesting defination without google. Please and thank you.

*Deprecation. Apologies for the typeo.