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I lost a word, yawn-uhrr is its sound.
I'm trying to remember a word that means only one of the two:
a) a period or an era;
Or, it could also mean
b) genre, classification (usu. used in reference to fine arts, cinema or literary prose)
I remember I have heard it being used in either one or both of the senses mentioned above. Heck, I could be wrong about both. It probably means something entirely different.
The joy is, I can't remember anything about the word except only mildly. The word starts with either a "Y" or a "J" and it sounds something like "yawn-ra" or "jon-ra" or "yon-uhrr" or "jon-urr".
I've been googling my wits off and searching an online dictionary for a good measure of time. Please help my memory prevail.
a) a period or an era;
Or, it could also mean
b) genre, classification (usu. used in reference to fine arts, cinema or literary prose)
I remember I have heard it being used in either one or both of the senses mentioned above. Heck, I could be wrong about both. It probably means something entirely different.
The joy is, I can't remember anything about the word except only mildly. The word starts with either a "Y" or a "J" and it sounds something like "yawn-ra" or "jon-ra" or "yon-uhrr" or "jon-urr".
I've been googling my wits off and searching an online dictionary for a good measure of time. Please help my memory prevail.
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[nq:1]I'm trying to remember a word that means only one of the two: a) a period or an era; Or, ... googling my wits off and searching an online dictionary for a good measure of time. [/nq] I suspect that the word you are looking for is one that you have written in your question, perhaps without knowing how it is pronounced: genre.
- [nq:1]I'm trying to remember a word that means only one of the two: a) a period or an era; Or, ...
- googling my wits off and searching an online dictionary for a good measure of time.
- [/nq] I suspect that the word you are looking for is one that you have written in your question, perhaps without knowing how it is pronounced: genre.
- James
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[nq:1]I'm trying to remember a word that means only one of the two: a) a period or an era; Or, ... googling my wits off and searching an online dictionary for a good measure of time. Please help my memory prevail.[/nq]
I suspect that the word you are looking for is one that you have written in your question, perhaps without knowing how it is pronounced: genre.
James
I suspect that the word you are looking for is one that you have written in your question, perhaps without knowing how it is pronounced: genre.
James
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Water Cooler v2 :
[nq:2]Water Cooler v2 filted: And now, not because we intend ... as to tell us how you have been pronouncing it?...r[/nq]
[nq:1]I pronounced it as jen-uh-rr.[/nq]
That's understandable. But "yawn-uhrr" doesn't seem much better. In the UK at least, the pronunciation is basically French: ZHON-ruh.
[nq:2]Water Cooler v2 filted: And now, not because we intend ... as to tell us how you have been pronouncing it?...r[/nq]
[nq:1]I pronounced it as jen-uh-rr.[/nq]
That's understandable. But "yawn-uhrr" doesn't seem much better. In the UK at least, the pronunciation is basically French: ZHON-ruh.
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In our last episode, (Email Removed), the lovely and talented R H Draney broadcast on alt.usage.english:
[nq:1]Water Cooler v2 filted:[/nq]
[nq:2]Oh, relief! Thank you so much for the help. I'm ... to pronounce a word I'd been mis-pronouncing till now. :-)[/nq]
[nq:1]And now, not because we intend to tease you about it but because we collect such things, would you be so kind as to tell
[nq:1]Water Cooler v2 filted:[/nq]
[nq:2]Oh, relief! Thank you so much for the help. I'm ... to pronounce a word I'd been mis-pronouncing till now. :-)[/nq]
[nq:1]And now, not because we intend to tease you about it but because we collect such things, would you be so kind as to tell
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Lars Eighner filted:
[nq:1]Often heard as "ginner" from lo-cal PIP TV newsreaders.[/nq]
And like the surname "Jenner", for those of the PINPish persuasion?...
(I half-expected to hear "jenry" or even "ghenry"; my faith is incrementally restored)..r
A pessimist sees the glass as half empty.
An optometrist asks whether you see the glass
more full like this?...or lik
[nq:1]Often heard as "ginner" from lo-cal PIP TV newsreaders.[/nq]
And like the surname "Jenner", for those of the PINPish persuasion?...
(I half-expected to hear "jenry" or even "ghenry"; my faith is incrementally restored)..r
A pessimist sees the glass as half empty.
An optometrist asks whether you see the glass
more full like this?...or lik
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