Spelling Tip of the Day
I have always had a hard time spelling the word "hors d'oeuvres," for the times I've sent out party invites. And it's a pain in the tush to try and find it on M-W.com. So here's a good way to remember how to spell it:
HORSE (but no"E") + DOE+ UVRAYS (But spelled like it's pronounced by Julie Andrews in the D0-Re-Mi song on the Sound of Music...UV UV+RE...silent H...S)
Then remember there's an apostrophe after "D." Or, if you took French (I did not), apparently "oeuvres" means "works," if you can remember that (I'm not putting money on it, because I just used freetranslation.com). Here's a fun article on food spellings.
HORSE (but no"E") + DOE+ UVRAYS (But spelled like it's pronounced by Julie Andrews in the D0-Re-Mi song on the Sound of Music...UV UV+RE...silent H...S)
Then remember there's an apostrophe after "D." Or, if you took French (I did not), apparently "oeuvres" means "works," if you can remember that (I'm not putting money on it, because I just used freetranslation.com). Here's a fun article on food spellings.
Comments
Show yourself anonymous!
conjunction & relative adverb chiefly Brit.
while.
ORIGIN late Middle English : from whiles + -t as in against .
Still anonymous, you better watch out or I'll disable anonymous comments.
Based mostly on the curves in your d's.
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Whoa, and I've just realized that "my" second post on here is not from me (and i don't believe it's the original anonymous). I didn't even see that when I came on this morning. Not only is someone lying, they're hacking. And no one likes a hacker.
Pete/Jay? What can we do about this?
I'm really not sure how I feel about this. I'm sure it's just a friend messing with me, but it makes me feel a little uneasy. I'm sure if it was someone else who was being copied, I'd think it was grand fun. In this case, however, I'd rather this little game was wrapped up quickly.
They're not necessarily hacking. If you sign your comment as "Other" you can make it say whatever you want, and point wherever you want. They could just sign it as jules and make the hyperlink go to your blogger profile.
For example, this is Andy. Or is it David Bowie???
Um. Is that crossing the line?
I'm so glad I don't have Pete's in box!
So, I'm curious! Did anonymous blogger identify themself??