"Bury vs. Berry" The Proper Pronunciation Edition
Mar 25, 2017 · In America growing up in the Midwest, I've always heard people pronounce the word "bury" as if it were pronounced sounding the same as the word "berry". Ever since I've …
Entry of "bury one's head in the sand" into English
Oct 3, 2022 · 1 How did the phrase "bury one's head in the sand" meaning "to ignore a bad situation hoping it will disappear" (coming from the misbelief that ostriches do this to hide from …
legalese - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Mar 13, 2016 · 1 The idiom, to bury oneself in something, is recognized by the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. Definition: Figurative: to become very busy …
What is the name of the tactic that politicians use to bury people …
Mar 27, 2014 · What is the name of the tactic that politicians use to bury people with torrent of words? Ask Question Asked 11 years, 7 months ago Modified 3 years, 9 months ago
etymology - What is the origin of the quote, “You can satisfy some …
Jan 5, 2017 · The actual quote is: You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time. It is is most often …
Etymology of "-by" suffix in proper nouns - English Language
I am curious to find out about the etymology of the suffix -by in proper nouns such as the following: Hornby, Gatsby, Bartleby, Barlby, Selby, Osgodby, Keisby, and Hanby
Why does the pronunciation of "U" vary in English?
words ending in "uth": ruth and truth (and derived words) Irregularly short U: stŭdy, pŭnish, sŭburb, bŭnion, dŭcat (for many speakers) pumice (for some speakers) cumin ugly snugly …
pronunciation - Could you clarify /e/ and /ɛ/? - English Language ...
Feb 4, 2016 · Take a look at this chart. I will reproduce the relevant section of it. . red raid RP e~ɛ ɛɪ AmE ɛ eɪ~e ScE ɛ e AusE e æɪ So in Southern British English, the distinction between red …
What does “burrow (one’s) nose deep” mean? Is it an idiom?
Does “burrow nose-deep” literally mean “dig in / bury deeply,” or have other figurative meanings like intimacy? To me “burrow nose-deep” in episodes of Emily Dickinson and Obama’s …
etymology - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
The words buy & bury are currently pronounced with a different vowel sound from build, so if they originally changed the same way, they must have both changed again in different ways since.