May 14, 2015 · 7 Okay.. here is the problem: In a certain story I am writing, I have a place called the "Winged Lion Inn" which serves as a locus for several story-related events. I have a friend …

But winged is under pressure from many other words (clung, flung, rung, stung, etc.), so I expect wung has occured repeatedly in the past - facetiously and or through genuine ignorance.

Apr 16, 2017 · What is a word for a winged unicorn or horned pegasus? I've heard a few ways of describing such a fantastical beast, but I don't know which is correct. They are known as both …

May 2, 2014 · Accent marks, or more properly, diacritics are not totally absent in English. They are just devilishly uncommon. And the few diacritics I am aware of typically appear in foreign …

Winged words played an important role in the elaboration of some theories about oral traditions. Some translators have translated the phrase literally, others have reflected a perceived …

Oct 16, 2025 · I am confused about the pronunciation of the word "chartered" / ˈtʃɑːtəd /. In my understanding, the word is built as: charter + ed or charte + red Why in the word …

May 20, 2017 · While I have heard in the past certain words like winged being pronounced as wingid rather than wingd, I thought it an archaic peculiarity of a small subset of words. Yet …

14 I think would and flood are or were rhyming pairs in some dialects of English. This is not surprising, as /ʊ/ (as in would) and /ʌ/ (as in flood) are similar vowel sounds. I think in some …

Dec 7, 2015 · The words "whinge" and "whine" have separate (albeit very similar) definitions in the OED, and they have distinct pronunciations. "Whinge" seems completely restricted to …

There amid the steam of vegetables and the vapours of acres of "ham and," the crash of crockery, the clatter of steel, the screaming of "short orders," the cries of the hungering and all the horrid …