WORD OF THE DAY

MuslimSisLilSis —

So as Mr Iktihar is always arguing about the importance, richness and beauty of preserving the mother tongue - i.e ENGLISH 8)

this thread is dedicated to the word of the day

common grammar errors

common punctuation errors

the importance of preserving English and making our lazy elders learn this beautiful language

and any general help needed with english

for today i need to know

what does "FORT" mean i.e. "I forts commend you..."

and what does "Vassilate" mean?

Forum

MuslimSisLilSis — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 - 22:20

i STILL dnt know what vassilate means!!

btw on my Uni work my professor write "I forts commend you on such a great piece of work, blah blah blah"

what does FORTS mean? or was it a spelling error?

Mr Honey's Day Out — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 - 22:26

[quote="MuslimSisLilSis"]i STILL dnt know what vassilate means!!

btw on my Uni work my professor write "I forts commend you on such a great piece of work, blah blah blah"

what does FORTS mean? or was it a spelling error?[/quote]

From Admin's link:
[quote]vacillate

verb

1. To move back and forth or from side to side, as if about to fall: sway, teeter, totter, waver, weave, wobble. See repetition.
2. To be irresolute in acting or doing: dither, falter, halt[size=11]²[/size], hesitate, pause, shilly-shally, stagger, waver, wobble. See decide/hesitate.
3. To change one's attitudes or policies, for example: swing, waver. [i]See[/i] change/persist, decide/hesitate.[/quote]

Forts in that context seems to be a spelling error or something misread. But you got commended.

You — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 - 00:33

gotta say my typing is terrible. My right hand seems to type faster than my left... or is the other way round?

no idea what forts is though.

Amal — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 - 14:43

[quote="MuslimSisLilSis"]i STILL dnt know what vassilate means!!

btw on my Uni work my professor write "I forts commend you on such a great piece of work, blah blah blah"

what does FORTS mean? or was it a spelling error?[/quote]

noun
Etymology: Middle English forte, from Anglo-French fort, [b]from fort, adjective, strong,[/b] from Latin fortis
Date: 15th century
1: a strong or fortified place; especially : a fortified place occupied only by troops and surrounded with such works as a ditch, rampart, and parapet : fortification
2: a permanent army post — often used in place names

[url=http://mw1.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forts]www.merriam-webster.com…]

Maybe he means that he STRONGLY commends you on your work..? 😃

[quote="Admin"]

For the last week or so I have had to stop myself a few times using the word 'insulant'.[/quote]

Oh dear :? Heres a new word instead..? :shock: :o

[b]ASININE[/b]

Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin asininus, from asinus ass
Date: 15th century
1 : extremely or utterly foolish
2 : of, relating to, or resembling an as-s (donkey)