WoW: 12/6/04
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Here's a nifty little word that you don't see very often. It's kinda fun to say, though.
Word of the Week for 12/6/04:
chirurgery, noun /chih-RER-juh-ree/
(archaic) surgery
n: chirurgeon
posted by Martinez at 8:28 AM
2 Comments:
I think you should include the etymology of some of these words - although, that could be a long story in itself. If this word is 'kinda fun' to say in English, it's even more so in French, where it is still current. But, I guess we lazy Americans tired of pronouncing it and slurred it down to its present-day English state.
I originally intended to include etymologies. Unfortunately, I rarely have the time to do enough research to make such a feature worthwhile.
As far as the "lazy" slurring practice goes... is slicing off a syllable here or there really such a bad thing?
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