Monday Muddle: born, borne

born: (past participle of the verb ‘to bear’) was brought from the womb; resulted from; having qualities from birth (e.g. I am Canadian born.) borne: (past participle of the verb ‘to bear’) given birth to; carried; endured;produced; brought aboutUsed in all cases when followed by ‘by’. Both “born” and “borne” …

Happy Holidays!

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! If you are celebrating something else (or nothing at all), I wish you the happiest of days.

A small section of a Christmas tree decorated with blue and white lights and ornaments. Caption: Merry Christmas!

Wednesday Words

How many words can you make from these letters? Make words of any length, but use each letter no more than once per word. (If a letter is on the board twice you can use it twice.) Share your word lists in the comments.

How many words can you make from these letters? Make words of any length, but use each letter no more than once per word. (If a letter is on the board twice you can use it twice.) Share your word lists in the comments. H Y C R T A I

Monday Muddle: marry, merry

marry: (verb) join together; combine; form a partnership merry: (adjective) happy; joyous; cheerful To all those who celebrate: Merry Christmas! If you have trouble remembering how to spell “merry”, you could say “Happy Christmas!” as my British friends do.