In this week's #CreteNature blog we were looking at herbs but which is the correct pronunciation of the word 'herb'?
a) herb
b) 'erb
c) both are correct.
It all rather depends on when and where you lived. 'erb used to be the accepted pronunciation in England and it is still the accepted pronunciation in America. It wasn't until the nineteenth century that the Brits decided that as the H was there it may as well be used and herb became the standard. So the answer is c) both are correct.
Not only were we discovering herbs or 'erbs this week but also butterflies, lizards and spiders with a bit of ancient history thrown in for good measure. Join us for our weekly wander around the idyllic Cretan countryside with this week's walk Further Back in Time to Praesos
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Recent Posts
-
Olive Tree I hope you’re all feeling fit and agile this morning as we have work to do. For the past two weeks the olive groves have...
-
Let me take you by the hand To a far and distant land Where peace and tranquility reign Where bare winter branches Form cat...
-
We’re off to a couple of large ponds to see if we can find some waterfowl today. These are on the outskirts of the village of Pica, and j...
-
Copper Beech, Storey Gardens, Lancaster Our local railway has been offering cheap day out fares recently, so we hoiked ourselves down to P...
-
Welcome to the first edition of The European Nature Almanack in which we'll be discovering the things to look out for in the coming m...
No comments:
Post a Comment