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It shares the Old English-Germanic root with the word swear. An answer, in court, was something that could be sworn to.
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∙ 16y agoThe word answer derives from the Indo-European root *swer- to swear, plus the prefix and- ( anti), meaning back, or in return.
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What is the silent letter of the word wrong?
The W is silent; wrong is pronounced 'rong'.
What is the silent letter in wrong?
The 'w' is silent in the word wrong.
Which word is silent is in the word wrong?
I think you mean the which letter is silent in the word 'wrong'. And the answer to that is the letter 'w'.
What is the most common word to be spelled wrong?
The answer to that would be, the word wrong. W-R-O-N-G
What are 10 words that have a silent w?
Words with silent letters can be hard to spell. Word with a silent W are wren, wrestle, wreck, wrong, answer, write, word, wrought, wriggle, and writhe.
What word does everyone spell wrong?
"w r o n g"
What word does every American spell wrong?
The riddle answer : the word "wrong" (w-r-o-n-g).A suggested answer : aluminium, which only the US spells aluminum.
Why do people spell wrong wrong?
I have never known anybody to spell wrong incorrectly. But perhaps they may spell it as "Rong." I know people that spell the word "wrong" incorrectly. The main reason people spell "wrong" wrong is because many people sound words out. And when you sound "wrong" out you do not hear the "w" so many people will leave that "w" out.
What familiar English word is invariably pronounced wrong by every mathemetician?
W-R-O-N-G
What is wrong with the word well in the sentence Tonight well be looking a the life and works of Lundig van Beethoven?
That's the wrong well. its W-E-'-L-L
What is a w-word?
A w-word is a euphemism for any avoidable word beginning with W.
What is a plural word for w?
The plural word for "w" would be "w's."
