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Why is "Martian" spelled with a "t"?
Posted on 1/11/16 at 5:41 am
Posted on 1/11/16 at 5:41 am
If a Martian is an inhabitant of Mars, shouldn't it be spelled "Marsian?"
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Posted on 1/11/16 at 5:48 am to HonoraryCoonass
What spell it marsian? How about marshen?
This post was edited on 1/11/16 at 5:55 am
Posted on 1/11/16 at 5:55 am to HonoraryCoonass
Because you're a dumbass that's why.
Posted on 1/11/16 at 5:55 am to HonoraryCoonass
quote:I want to be this high this early
Why is "Martian" spelled with a "t"?(Posted on 1/11/16 at 5:41 am
Posted on 1/11/16 at 5:56 am to HonoraryCoonass
Marshin
Posted on 1/11/16 at 5:56 am to HonoraryCoonass
Marsalian
Posted on 1/11/16 at 6:12 am to HonoraryCoonass
Idk, but people from Venice are called Venetian, so there's clearly some rule.
Posted on 1/11/16 at 6:21 am to HonoraryCoonass
challenging the English language this early is not a good omen for the rest of your day.
good luck.
good luck.
Posted on 1/11/16 at 6:31 am to HonoraryCoonass
I always thought turd should be terd.
I mean it rhymes with bird but it's definitely not tird.
I mean it rhymes with bird but it's definitely not tird.
Posted on 1/11/16 at 6:37 am to HonoraryCoonass
Just a wild guess but since Mars was the Roman god of war, I'd think it might have something to do with latin grammar.
Posted on 1/11/16 at 6:51 am to HonoraryCoonass
quote:
In Latin, the nominative declensions of nouns tend to be truncated forms of the full roots—that’s why Latin nouns are often listed by their genitive declensions instead. In the case of Mars, the genitive is “Martis”—so derived forms usually include the “t”. (That’s also where we get the martial in “martial arts”.)
Posted on 1/11/16 at 7:28 am to HonoraryCoonass
Posted on 1/11/16 at 7:31 am to HonoraryCoonass
marshawnlynch
Posted on 1/11/16 at 7:33 am to caliegeaux
A legit answer? On the 1st page? Early on a Monday? Where am I?
Posted on 1/11/16 at 7:34 am to HonoraryCoonass
Is someone who lives in bars all the time called a Bartian?
Posted on 1/11/16 at 7:35 am to HonoraryCoonass
Don't even get me started on Phoenicians
Posted on 1/11/16 at 7:53 am to HonoraryCoonass
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Why is "Martian" spelled with a "t"? by HonoraryCoonass
Because Brett Farve's ancestor misspelled it in the First Edition of the English Oxford dictionary.
This post was edited on 1/11/16 at 7:54 am
Posted on 1/11/16 at 7:55 am to stat19
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Because Brett Farve's ancestor misspelled it in the First Edition of the English Oxford dictionary.
This is true...well partially.
Posted on 1/11/16 at 7:57 am to HonoraryCoonass
Well, Marian would be gay....and you never want to call a Martian gay.....Never!
Posted on 1/11/16 at 7:59 am to HonoraryCoonass
A Marsh hen
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