Enid's Quasquicentennial Anniversary
Enid's Quasquicentennial Anniversary
I see today is the 125th anniversary of Enid's life. Congratulations to our authoress on still being so popular today.
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Quasquicentennial? Gosh! Happy birthday Enid.
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Good old Enid ('old' being the operative word!)
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Wow - Thanks Nigel - I hadn't heard that term before.
Wonder how it's pronounced?
My guess is that someone extremely knowledgeable like say, John Pickup will know.
Wonder how it's pronounced?
My guess is that someone extremely knowledgeable like say, John Pickup will know.
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Pete, it's pronounced quasquicentennial.
Congratulations to the lady.
Congratulations to the lady.
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What a great day that was 125 years ago and I wonder how different our lives would have been had Enid Blyton not been born!
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Yes It's a great day, mentioned on TalkTv -now I don't want any judgements I do a lot of channel hopping...
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I told you he'd know!!
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According to the TV yesterday she had written 792 books and they'd been translated into 92 languages. I wonder how these figures compare to the society's
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At least he can spell it (copied & pasted, maybe?)
Kwos - key - sen - tennial, I imagine. Although I did an online search and they all seem American, pronouncing it Kwos (or Kwas) - Kwee - centennial.
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Today, my Smartphone prompted me to read an article about Enid Blyton's quasquicentennial on BBC Culture, entitled "The British Author who is loved in India", which I found interesting. However, it is a bit frightening that Google & Co know so much about me that they can suggest articles that appeal to me (they also send me articles from the Racing Post and on historical subjects, which I tend to read)!!!
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Re: Enid's Quasquicentennial Anniversary
Since it's from Latin, though, wouldn't both the "quas" and the "qui" naturally be pronounced with the "kw" sound? (Either that, or both with a "k" sound, which I'm guessing would be the French pronunciation.)
Or even easier, maybe we could just call it Enid's 125th Birthday!!
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It's a common word, Nigel. I didn't need to copy and paste.
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As usual, I bow to your superior intellect and unmatched pronunciation and linguistic skills John.
Only the mighty Eddie stands alongside you as a grandmaster of grammar!
Only the mighty Eddie stands alongside you as a grandmaster of grammar!
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