How “God be with ye” became goodbye
Goodbye feels like one of the most ordinary words in English, but it began as something much more elaborate: a blessing meaning “God be with you.”
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Eventually does not mean eventueel
Eventually and the Dutch word eventueel look temptingly similar. Unfortunately, they do not mean the same thing. This is a classic false friend, and it can change the message of an otherwise perfectly good sentence.
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Why is “colonel” pronounced like “kernel”?
Why does colonel sound like kernel? Discover how English kept an older pronunciation even after the spelling changed.
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