heterography | Word of the Day

July 27, 2019 heterography [het-uh-rog-ruh-fee] noun 1. the use of the same letter or combination of letters to represent different sounds, as, in English, the use of s in sit and easy. We Can Thank Alexander Hamilton For Giving Us These Words slang The Greatest Language Hits Of Black Music WORD OF THE DAY heterography continued... QUOTES ... the whole world lies in heresy or schism on the subject of orthography. All climates alike groan under heterography. -- Thomas De Quincey, "Orthographic Mutineers," Tait's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 14, March 1847 ORIGIN Orthodoxy "correct belief" is to heterodoxy as orthography "correct writing" is to heterography. The combining form hetero- comes from the Greek adjective héteros "one of two, the other, different." (Even in ancient authors, words prefixed with hetero- were ambiguous: heterodoxía could mean "difference of opinion" and "error in opinion.") Heterography originally meant "misspelling, incorrect spelling, bad spelling" (like awsome, kat, miniscule), then "irregular or inconsistent spelling," which is usual in English: consider the value of c in call and cell, or of -ough in bough, cough, rough, though, or through. Heterography entered English in the late 18th century. MORE FOR YOU 1 11 Unique Words Or Phrases For Wedding Vows And Toasts Whether you're trying to capture your feelings in handwritten vows, or you're a member of the wedding party trying to pen an unforgettable speech or toast, here are some helpful words and phrases you might need to truly capture those significant feelings. 2 Slang And Spelling Bees Influence Word Searches Over The Past Three Months Here are the top 10 most searched words over the past three months. 3 Do You Know How To Speak DoggoLingo? - Everything After Z by Dictionary.com In DoggoLingo, a puppy is called a pupper. A teeny doggo is called smol. A big one is a woofer. Did you follow all that? 4 Unique Ways To Laugh Online More Amusing Than LOL It's no surprise that different communities and languages have developed all sorts of ways to show when we're in stitches on social and in text messages, from internet acronyms like ROFL to the number 555. Do you know them all? 5 English Could Really Use These 9 Wunderbar German Words Many intimidating German terms actually pack in some truly amazing concepts—all in a single word. So, we think it would be wunderbar ("wonderful") if English embraced these nine (not nein!) German gems. © 2019 Dictionary.com, LLC. ABOUT CONTACT You are subscribed to the Word of the Day as: matzom229@gmail.com Subscriber since: September 06, 2017 Unsubscribe Dictionary.com, LLC. 555 12th Street Suite 400 Oakland CA 94607 Manage your subscription Terms & Privacy