Post AVyCC7i3p2yrzSVbCS by lydiaconwell@mas.to
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 (DIR) Post #AVwulxpq1KTNSO7wKu by lydiaconwell@mas.to
       2023-05-23T05:29:40Z
       
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       I just found out that the #US #Spelling of ogre is O - G - R - E.Not E - R.So what's so special about the word ogre? Why do centre and metre get changed?
       
 (DIR) Post #AVwulyZZHJ3JkDWScC by pootriarch@sfba.social
       2023-05-23T05:34:21Z
       
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       @grammargirl help, bear of little brain no answer@lydiaconwell
       
 (DIR) Post #AVwulz8fAp7pV3wUJk by lydiaconwell@mas.to
       2023-05-23T05:36:13Z
       
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       @pootriarch @grammargirl Many there's an interesting tale to be told for the word Ogre.
       
 (DIR) Post #AVwulzjAz4KfKJ1eEK by grammargirl@zirk.us
       2023-05-23T14:27:07Z
       
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       @lydiaconwell @pootriarch  I was hopeful "ogre" would have an interesting origin, but it's ultimately unknown. It may come from the Latin "Orcus" meaning "Hades."https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=ogre
       
 (DIR) Post #AVyCC7i3p2yrzSVbCS by lydiaconwell@mas.to
       2023-05-24T05:17:08Z
       
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       @grammargirl @pootriarch Hmm. But 'Orc' is related to 'Ogre'.
       
 (DIR) Post #AWc5F5AaemzVTqmbbM by garius@mastodon.me.uk
       2023-05-23T06:54:03Z
       
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       @lydiaconwell US DICTIONARY WRITER: And you spell that...AN OGRE: 'Ogre'UDW: Ah. No. Over here we swap the 'e' and 'r'. So 'Oger'AN OGRE: 'Ogre'UDW: No but-AN OGRE: As in sentence 'dictionary writer dies fighting Ogre'UDW: Righto. 'Ogre' it is.