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What is the pronunciation of awry?
While awry is not rare, it does’t come up in common speech a lot. And I’ve never heard it with the first syllable drawn out as in your example “aww-rye.” The first syllable is usually de-emphasized into a schwa: uh-rye.
What does awry mean?
1 : off the correct or expected course : amiss Their plans went awry. 2 : in a turned or twisted position or direction : askew His wig was put on all awry, with the tail straggling about his neck.— Charles Dickens.
Whats the meaning of Heralds?
1 : an official messenger. 2 : a person who brings news or announces something. herald. verb. heralded; heralding.
What do Plymouth mean?
[ plim-uhth ] SHOW IPA. / ˈplɪm əθ / PHONETIC RESPELLING. noun. a seaport in SW Devonshire, in SW England, on the English Channel: naval base; the departing point of the Mayflower 1620. a city in SE Massachusetts: the oldest town in New England, founded by the Pilgrims 1620.
What is the meaning of the word awry?
Definition of awry 1 : off the correct or expected course : amiss Their plans went awry. 2 : in a turned or twisted position or direction : askew His wig was put on all awry, with the tail straggling about his neck.
What is the difference between awry and crooked?
awry – turned or twisted toward one side; “a…youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry”- G.K.Chesterton; “his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff”. askew, cockeyed, skew-whiff, wonky, lopsided. crooked – having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; “crooked country roads”; “crooked teeth”.
What do you mean by ‘things go awry’?
‘Things go awry when, during a carefully orchestrated operation to free one of their imprisoned mates, a guard is killed.’ ‘It’s not because they don’t like you, it’s because that institution needs some recourse should the night go awry.’
Why do some people pronounce ‘w’ as ‘L’ in some dialects?
People frown on this in non-standard dialects such as cockney (“the ol’ bill”). But the “l” in folk, talk and walk used to be pronounced. Now almost everyone uses a “w” instead- we effectively say fowk, tawk and wawk.