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JadziaDax · 10-23-2003, 01:40 AM

The Word of the Day for October 23 is:

iota • \igh-OH-tuh\ • (noun) 1. the 9th letter of the Greek alphabet; 2. an infinitesimal amount; jot

A little more information about today’s word:
The words "iota" and "jot" share a lot more than just a common meaning -- both ultimately derive from the same word. When Latin scholars transcribed the Greek name of the ninth letter of the Greek alphabet, they spelled it as either "iota" or "jota" (the letters "i" and "j" were simply variants of each other), and these spellings eventually passed into English as "iota" and "jot." Since the Greek letter iota is the smallest letter of its alphabet, both words eventually came to be used in reference to very small things.

My sentence (using definition #2):
My student claimed she had revised her essay, but I did not detect an iota of difference between the new version and the old one.

Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition.

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10-23-2003, 01:40 AM	#87 (permalink)
JadziaDax Loser Location: who the fuck cares?	Word of the day October 23 The Word of the Day for October 23 is: iota • \igh-OH-tuh\ • (noun) 1. the 9th letter of the Greek alphabet; 2. an infinitesimal amount; jot A little more information about today’s word: The words "iota" and "jot" share a lot more than just a common meaning -- both ultimately derive from the same word. When Latin scholars transcribed the Greek name of the ninth letter of the Greek alphabet, they spelled it as either "iota" or "jota" (the letters "i" and "j" were simply variants of each other), and these spellings eventually passed into English as "iota" and "jot." Since the Greek letter iota is the smallest letter of its alphabet, both words eventually came to be used in reference to very small things. My sentence (using definition #2): My student claimed she had revised her essay, but I did not detect an iota of difference between the new version and the old one. Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition. Next sentence?