Did you know?

Can you guess which of the following come from the same Latin ancestor as "posture"?

 A. positive B. impose C. posit D. expose E. oppose
F. component G. dispose H. position I. postpone

We won't put off the answer to our quiz : they all do. The Latin verb "ponere," meaning "to put" or "to place," is the ancestor of numerous English terms, including "posture" and our nine quiz words. The past participle of "ponere" -- "positus" -- gave Latin the noun "positura" (same meaning as the English noun "posture"). That noun passed through Italian and Middle French and was finally adopted by English speakers as "posture" around 1586. The verb "posture" followed later from the noun, finding its place in English around 1645.

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Confusing Word Use: Although, though, even though

'Although', 'though' and 'even though' convey the same unexpected result and can be used interchangeably.

EX:

Even though he's interested in attending the course, he won't be able to participate.
Though it's difficult to understand, you'll have to accept the consequences.
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Confusing Word Use: Moreover

Moreover...

In essays, moreover is used as an alternative to however. But be careful here. It does not have the same meaning. Moreover is the very formal equivalent of furthermore or in addition which would be the least formal of these three. These adverbs should be used to support or to add information to what has already been said:

• The refugees are desperately short of food. They have very little shelter to protect them from the winter winds that are now blowing. Furthermore, they are desperately in need of medical supplies.
  
  
• She had noticed that there was a man sitting in the second row of the stalls to her right who was observing her, rather than watching the play. Moreover, he seemed to be smiling at her as if he recognised her.

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