2021-05-10 ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด – A – asterisk

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2021-05-10

ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด – A – asterisk

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ความหมาย อาจผันแปร ตาม ตำแหน่ง/หน้าที่ ในประโยค

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ออกเสียง asterisk = ‘AS-tuh-riks’

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PRONUNCIATIONNOTE FOR ASTERISK

While asterisk isusually said as [as-tuh-risk],

withthe [s] in the final syllable preceding the [k],

a metathesized pronunciation is also heard,

inwhich the [s] and [k] change places producing [AS-tuh-riks].

This pronunciation, resulting in part

from analogy with plural forms like kicks and sticks,

cansometimes lead to a false analysis of [as-tuh-riks]

asa plural pronunciation, with a corresponding singular [as-tuh-rik].

The metathesizedpronunciation,

althoughoccasionally heard among educated speakers,

isusually considered nonstandard,

as is: the pronunciation of the singular form with no [s] inthe final syllable.

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Asterisk

Did You Know?

Noun

If someone asked you to associate the word asterisk with a heavenly body,

you would probably have no problem relating it to a star

- even if you didn't know that the word asterisk derives from "asteriskos,"

a Greek word meaning "little star."

"Asterisk" has been a part of the constellation of English

sinceat least the late 1300s,

but it isfar from the only shining star in our language.

The Greek forms astēr, "astro," and "astrum" (all of which mean "star")

still cast their light inEnglish

by way of such words as "asteroid," "astral," and "disaster"

(which originallymeant "an unfavorable aspect of a planet or star").

Even"star" itself is a distant relative of "asterisk."

Common Errors In English Usage Dictionary

Asterisk

Some people not onlyspell this word without its second S,

they say it that way too.

Itcomes from Greek asteriskos: “little star.” Tisk, tisk,

remember the “-isk”; “asterick” is icky.