Fwd: A.Word.A.Day--"soubrette"

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Dear All, English Training Group,

Greetings from Abhiyan,

We all could not be meet from last 5 month. I think it is very long time. I am waiting to meet all colleague from end of training.

Now, It is our responsibilities to create platform to make effective english for us. If we do not meet each other then we can meet on NET framework. We can also meet by virtual class, video conference by Skype, we can also create english group on 'FACEBOOK'. What do you think about it ? Please reply to me. I am waiting to your reply.

I also want encouraging help from our mentors (Alkaben, Sandhyaben, Krutiben and Veenaben).

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Apr 4, 2011

This week's theme
Words borrowed from French

This week's words
soubrette

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Novelist Stephen King once said, "French is the language that turns dirt into romance." Is that why it is called a Romance language? But it's true that we equate all things French with sophistication, whether it's food, clothing, art, or dirt.

As many as 30% of the words in the English language are of French origin (depending on whom you ask). That sure is a lot of romance. This week we'll feature five words borrowed from French, with and without romance.

soubrette

PRONUNCIATION:

(soo-BRET)

MEANING:

noun:
1. A maidservant or lady's maid in a play or an opera, especially one who displays coquetry and engages in intrigue.
2. A young woman regarded as flirtatious.
3. A soprano who sings supporting roles in comic opera.

ETYMOLOGY:

From French soubrette (maidservant), from Provençal soubreto, feminine of soubret (coy), from soubra (to set aside), from Latin superare (to be above). Ultimately from the Indo-European root uper (over) which is also the source of over, sovereign, super, supreme, sirloin, soprano, somersault, and hyper. Earliest documented use: 1753.

USAGE:

"Paloma Herrera played the soubrette who lures the hero from his longtime girlfriend, abandoning her own fiancé in the process."
Elizabeth Zimmer; Stars in Alignment; The Australian (Sydney); Aug 1, 2009.

"Rebecca Bottone's light soubrette contrasts well with Watts's more voluptuous timbre."
Hugh Canning; Catch Her If You Can; The Sunday Times (London, UK); Nov 8, 2009.

Explore "soubrette" in the Visual Thesaurus.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not when it misses. -Francis Bacon, essayist, philosopher, and statesman (1561-1626)

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On Tue, 05 Apr 2011 11:13:53 +0530 wrote

>Dear All, English Training Group,

Greetings from Abhiyan,

We all could not be meet from last 5 month. I think it is very long time. I am waiting to meet all colleague from end of training.


Now, It is our responsibilities to create platform to make effective english for us. If we do not meet each other then we can meet on NET framework. We can also meet by virtual class, video conference by Skype, we can also create english group on 'FACEBOOK'. What do you think about it ? Please reply to me. I am waiting to your reply.


I also want encouraging help from our mentors (Alkaben, Sandhyaben, Krutiben and Veenaben).

I send one usefull link to you. A new word in a day. To make aware about new word of English. Check it below.


Aslam Juneja




 Wordsmith.org


The Magic of Words 








delanceyplace.com: thinker's daily quote

A carefully selected non-fiction book excerpt free to your email each day.

delanceyplace.com



MooT - the Semantics and Etymology game

The world's toughest language game.

www.mootgame.com










Apr 4, 2011

This week's theme

Words borrowed from French




This week's words

soubrette





Have your say

on our bulletin board

Wordsmith Talk

Discuss



Feedback



RSS/XML

A.Word.A.Day
with Anu Garg



Novelist Stephen King once said, "French is the language that turns dirt
into romance." Is that why it is called a Romance language? But it's true
that we equate all things French with sophistication, whether it's food,
clothing, art, or dirt.

As many as 30% of the words in the English language are of French origin
(depending on whom you ask). That sure is a lot of romance. This week we'll
feature five words borrowed from French, with and without romance.


soubrette



PRONUNCIATION:
(soo-BRET)

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