Have you ever really looked at the spelling of the word "twelfth"? Isn't it, like, a little bit crazy? Like the weirdest, most demonic triphthong ever devised?
The history of the word is pretty awesome, as you might imagine. Check out the OED entry for it; since the OED isn't publicly accessible, I cached a copy of the entry.
The history of the word is pretty awesome, as you might imagine. Check out the OED entry for it; since the OED isn't publicly accessible, I cached a copy of the entry.
ReplyDeleteWow, yeah, it's easy to imagine how an aberration like "twelfth" could have come out of all that!
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting!