Unabridged A native English speaker recently asked me, Is it dreamed or dreamt? The answer is, it’s both—both versions date to the early 14th century—but the question got me thinking about how remarkable it is that a native speaker could be unsure about the simple past tense of such a common verb. It’s reasonable, of course, to be unsure. English conjugation is notoriously complicated (am becomes was? The great majority of English verbs take the familiar -ed for their past tense and past-participle forms (that latter form is also used for the passive voice): They played chess yesterday, They have played daily for years. Both regular and irregular verbs date back to Old English, but the number of ho-hum -ed forms has increased over the centuries, and only the most common irregular verbs have kept their quirky conjugations. Every once in a while things go in the opposite direction. Then there’s the case of awake. Yes, no one can be blamed for wondering if dreamed or dreamt is right.
Concave Mirror Concave Mirror. Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc. Artist/Maker: William Jones (1763-1831) and Samuel Jones[1] Created: c. 1807 Origin/Purchase: London Materials: glass, with walnut frame Dimensions: D: 30.5 (12 in.); 33.7 (13 1/4 in.) with frame Location: Cabinet Provenance: Thomas Jefferson; by purchase to George Toole at the Dispersal Sale in 1827; by descent to Mrs. Accession Number: 1961-15 Historical Notes: In 1806 Jefferson ordered from the London firm W. & S. Jefferson intended using his concave mirrors, as well as the condensing lenses and scioptric ball he bought in London in 1786, with his microscopes. When a viewer stands outside the focal point of a concave mirror, his image is reflected upside down. ↑ The text of this article is from Stein, Worlds, 359.↑ Thomas Jefferson to William Jones, Washington, D.C., October 25, 1806.
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Frequently asked question (basics knowledge for newbies) Who is a Pagan? there are different definitions for the word "Pagan" , here are two different definitions you may find in any dictionary: Babylon English-English Dictionary: 1 : heathen; one who is not a follower of one of the three main religions (i.e. Christianity, Islam, Judaism); believer in polytheism. 2 : a follower of a polytheistic religion. well in the first definition they describe a Pagan as someone who is not either a christian or Muslim or Jew. which makes a huge circle of possibilities, by that definition a Buddhist is a Pagan as well! for understanding why they call everyone beside Christians, Muslims and Jews a Pagan we gotta look into root of the word Pagan. in the second definition we come across a more specific circle of possibilities, someone that does not believe in unique god. or believes in more than one god, a Polytheistic. but is this really mean a Pagan can not believe in one god? Figure I: Horned God What is Wicca? Wicca by dictionary's definition is: What as Esbat?