tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post3322457312249927731..comments2023-11-03T03:07:25.408-07:00Comments on The Lyon's Tale: WNW: Why Is "Colonel" KER-nel?Annette Lyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12493583432919249814noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-27987919103944448972010-05-06T12:47:59.373-07:002010-05-06T12:47:59.373-07:00Oh how you slake my nerdy thirst. Brilliant resea...Oh how you slake my nerdy thirst. Brilliant researching!Kimberly Vanderhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01653757517652257445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-32082561882844481972010-05-06T11:10:29.890-07:002010-05-06T11:10:29.890-07:00Oh, I have a couple of suggestions for more WNW.
...Oh, I have a couple of suggestions for more WNW.<br /><br />Parentheses. How we punctuate inside and out. When should you punctuate inside them, and how?<br /><br />The phrase "Happy birthday". I see it all the time as "Happy Birthday" when people are wishing it to each other on Facebook. Am I wrong in thinking the 'b' shouldn't be capitalized because "birthday" isn't a proper noun? We say "Merry Christmas" and "Happy Easter", but I've never seen "birthday" capitalized as a proper noun.<br /><br />There. Now you have some more to address--like you really needed more, right? :DRebecca Blevinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09378726097105313400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-68827967134849268342010-05-06T08:55:58.546-07:002010-05-06T08:55:58.546-07:00I've always wondered about this. I didn't...I've always wondered about this. I didn't actually think there was an explanation, though.<br /><br />Wow, you are infinite in your wisdom.Sherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03380959865544480160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-11623667816286601362010-05-05T22:37:58.145-07:002010-05-05T22:37:58.145-07:00Cool. I love stuff like this.Cool. I love stuff like this.Myrna Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13534358757278599925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-89107513499251604802010-05-05T20:43:09.499-07:002010-05-05T20:43:09.499-07:00This is one of those I've always wondered abou...This is one of those I've always wondered about.<br /><br />Although, I was just watching Murder on the Orient Express and they said it just how it's spelled: "col-o-nel" The guy was British though, but it sounds like they should have done a bit more research on the word, since it took place in 1930-ish.Lara Neveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351324888724799014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-70167691525499980192010-05-05T19:14:12.700-07:002010-05-05T19:14:12.700-07:00I know I'm one of the people who asked this qu...I know I'm one of the people who asked this question so thanks for the answer!Melanie Jacobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02489615939726209573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-6826796882031518952010-05-05T18:09:22.988-07:002010-05-05T18:09:22.988-07:00That is very interesting. I wondered why we prono...That is very interesting. I wondered why we pronounce it that way!<br /><br />My second son always looks at me with a bit of disgust when he comes across a word like that. (He's very logical.) I just tell him, "It's one of those crazy words that don't make any sense being spelled that way."<br /><br />We have a lot of those in our language!Rebecca Blevinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09378726097105313400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-8866116420422847412010-05-05T14:11:15.207-07:002010-05-05T14:11:15.207-07:00So interesting! I've always wondered this too....So interesting! I've always wondered this too.Kristina P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16144488639100871226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-64939262410602147572010-05-05T13:46:04.100-07:002010-05-05T13:46:04.100-07:00Wow, I loved this post. It is so interesting to me...Wow, I loved this post. It is so interesting to me. Thank you for doing this and I look forward to more Word Nerd Wednesdays.Liz H. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06420726213686760616noreply@blogger.com