
Why is the spelling of "pronounce" and "pronunciation" different?
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2016年3月24日 · 'Moke' in U.S. slang. As a U.S. slang term, moke has a very problematic history. Though its earliest slang meaning (going back at least to 1839), was "donkey or mule," it was also used for decades as a disparaging term for "a black or dark-skinned person" (starting not later than 1847) and "a foolish or inconsequential fellow" (starting not later than 1855).
How did 'sanction' come to have two opposite meanings?
The sentence of condemnation was denounced against us, and we juridically bound to suffer. In order to the redeeming of us from this condition, Jesus Christ has been pleased to lay down a sufficient price in our stead agreeable to the expectation of the Law.
In what country did the term "railroaded" originate?
2015年9月17日 · The passages in the memorial denounced by Mr. Steven are those intimating that Mr. Guthrie had been refused a hearing before Mr. Texada's Committee on Drainage; that the drainage bill had been "railroaded" through and that the report of the committee, Mr. Texada's, would have been different from what it was but for personal interests.
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2016年4月26日 · Miss Wilson confirmed Fairholme's account; and the church organist, who had tuned all the pianofortes in the neighborhood once a year for nearly a quarter of a century, denounced the newcomer as Jack of all trades and master of none.