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This is a notebook and guide for learners of English as a second or overseas language, all over the earth. Most of the writings here are in Basic English, first designed by C. K. Ogden, using 850 necessary words and a number of international words only.
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2006.03.31 Friday
Cycle
This English word is from an
old Greek word for "ring" or "circle." "Cycle," in addition, has been used for something round, and something which goes round, like a wheel. Ms. Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea books are stories loosely joined together, like a ring. So they go by the name of the Earthsea Cycle. 2006.04.13 Thursday
Monologue
I said, in my note on one-rail train, that "mono" is from a Greek word for "one."
There are other words from Greek used, with a bit of changes, in English. One example is "logue." It is from "logos" for word, talk or language. So if you are in need of a high-level word for "talk given by one person," you may have "monologue." 2008.09.10 Wednesday
September Was Seventh
September,
septet, septuagenerian . . . These words have something to do with number seven. 2008.09.15 Monday
Telephone in Motion
"Automobile,"
in C. K. Ogden's word list, is an international word. It is generally used for an engine-powered, self-moving, carriage. "Auto," in fact, is "self," and "mobile" is about things with "motion." The word "carriage," is now made short as "car." 2008.10.15 Wednesday
October Was the 8th Month
Octagon,
octave, octet, October, octogenarian, octopus. . . . They all have something to do with the numer eight. 2008.11.30 Sunday
November Was the 9th Month
"Nonet" is an English word for the verse made of nine lines,
or a group of nine persons. "Neuf" is a French word for numer nine. 2008.12.26 Friday
December Was the 10th Month
Decade, Decalogue, decathlon, decimal and December.
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