2006-07-20 20:11:11 · 9 answers · asked by stobbsy01 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It is just one of those things that the English language has a 4foot explanation for. Like the words know , now, no. This language is very confusing. I always wondered why so many rules and broken rules.
2006-07-20 21:40:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because it's from Latin, and Latin used a lot of suffixes and prefixes, usually more than one in a word. (I've recently learned that English used to be a language like that, about 500-600 years ago (and before). The English words 'brief', 'brevity' are from the same root.
2006-07-21 03:21:33 · answer #2 · answered by Agnes K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because the word abbreviation shortens other words. so it is long.
2006-07-21 03:20:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hee hee. That's funny.
2006-07-21 03:14:48 · answer #4 · answered by angelicsanto 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why do we park on a driveway and drive on a parkway?
2006-07-21 03:15:26 · answer #5 · answered by lighting goddess 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question.
2006-07-21 03:14:34 · answer #6 · answered by brogdenuk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its syntax is different from its meaning
2006-07-21 04:14:10 · answer #7 · answered by pabols 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
opposites
2006-07-21 03:15:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dk c OED
2006-07-21 06:44:24 · answer #9 · answered by shazam 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋