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DavidWalker: New page: There are two words with both the same spelling ''''diet'''' and the same pronunciation DIE-ert, {{IPA|ËˆdaÉªÉ™t}}, i.e., the words are not only homographs but homophones. Th...

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New page: There are two words with both the same spelling ''''diet'''' and the same pronunciation DIE-ert, {{IPA|ËˆdaÉªÉ™t}}, i.e., the words are not only homographs but homophones. Th...

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There are two words with both the same spelling ''''diet'''' and the same [[pronunciation]] DIE-ert, {{IPA|ËˆdaÉªÉ™t}}, i.e., the words are not only [[homograph]]s but [[homophone]]s.

The first word ''''diet'''' is used in two different ways. It may mean: the kinds of food which are regularly eaten by a person or an animal - e.g., 'In the wilderness John the Baptist lived on a '''diet''' of locusts and wild honey' (see ''Matthew'' ch. 3, v. 4), 'Many Britons have an unhealthy '''diet'''', 'Most domestic cats are content with a '''diet''' of fish and milk'. The word ''''diet'''' is also used to mean: the kinds of food which an individual ought, or has been advised, to eat on medical or other grounds. A '''diet''' in this sense may place a limit on the amount of food to be eaten (e.g., when the purpose of the '''diet'' is to enable a person to lose weight); or it may prohibit a person from eating certain types of food (as when coeliacs are put on a '''gluten-free diet''' because of their sensitivity to the protein gliadin contained in the gluten of cereals); or it may require a person to eat certain types of food (e.g., when the purpose of the diet is to build up his or her strength after a debilitating illness or in preparation for an athletic contest). The word ''''diet'''' in this sense forms part of many expressions: e.g. ''''to go on a diet'''', ''''to be put on a diet'''', ''''to follow a diet'''', ''''to keep to a diet''''. There is also a [[verb]] ''''to diet'''', meaning to ''''to be on a diet'''', and two [[adjective]]s ''''dietary'''' and ''''dietetic''''.

This word ''''diet'''' comes, through Old French and Latin, from the Greek word Î´Î¯Î±Î¹Ï„Î± (''diaita'', 'way of life or lifestyle'), which was used to mean 'regimen or prescribed way of life' by medical writers such as Hippocrates (?460-?377 BCE) and Galen (131-201 CE) and was often used by them to refer specifically to the types of food a patient should (or should not) eat.

The second word ''''diet'''' means 'a legislative or deliberative assembly or parliament', and is used, always with an initial capital letter, in the English translation of the titles of the parliaments of certain states past and present. In a historical context the word is used, for example, of the general assemblies of the [[Holy Roman Empire]], i.e., the gatherings of the bishops, princes, and other dignitaries, who met from time to time, at the command of the emperor, in different cities of the Empire (e.g., Augsburg, Cologne, Aachen, Dortmund, Mainz) but after 1663 always in Regensburg, where the '''Imperial Diet''' (in [[Latin]] ''Dieta imperii'') acquired a permanent seat. (Perhaps the best known of these '''Diets''' is the '''Diet of Worms''' (i.e., the '''Diet''' held in 1521 in the German city of Worms (pronounced Vorms, {{IPA|vrms}}), which ordered the arrest of Martin [[Luther]] as a dangerous heretic and banned the reading or possession of his writings.) In a contemporary context the word '''Diet''' is used of the Japanese legislature, i.e., the '''National Diet of Japan''', which consists of a House of Representatives and a House of Councillors and was established in its present form in 1947, when it replaced the '''Japanese Imperial Diet'''.

Perhaps surprisingly, this second word ''''diet'''' also comes from the Greek word Î´Î¯Î±Î¹Ï„Î± (''diaita''), which, as well as meaning 'way of life or lifestyle.', sometimes means 'arbitration'. There is a related [[verb]] Î´Î¹Î±Î¹Ï„Î±Î½ (''diaitan''), meaning 'to arbitrate, investigate, or decide', and the participial phrase â€˜Î¿Î¹ Î´Î¹Î±Î¹Ï„Ï‰Î½Ï„ÎµÏ‚ (''hoi diatÅntes''), meaning 'the arbitrators'. However, this etymology is complicated by the fact that the Latin word ''dieta'', which comes from Î´Î¯Î±Î¹Ï„Î± (''diaita'') and is the immediate ancestor of the English ''''diet'''', was thought in the [[Middle Ages]] to be related to the Latin ''dies'' (day) and sometimes meant, e.g., 'a day's work'. (This association between ''''diet'''' and the [[Latin]] ''dies'' is especially clear in the use of the word ''''diet'''' in Scots law to mean 'the date fixed by a court for a hearing' or 'a session of the court'.)

Be careful in giving, or not giving, the word ''''diet'''' an initial capital letter: mistakes can result in such absurdities as 'Martin Luther was troubled by the diet of worms' and 'The Japanese national diet consists of two houses'.

[[Category:Disambig]][[Category:Etymology]][[Category:Homographs]][[Category:Homophones]][[Category:History]]

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 *As a [[proper noun]] ''''Diet'''' means 'a legislative or deliberative assembly or parliament', and is used, always with an initial capital letter, in the English translation of the titles of the parliaments of certain states past and present.
 **In a historical context the word is used, for example, of the general assemblies of the [[Holy Roman Empire]], i.e., the gatherings of the bishops, princes, and other dignitaries, who met from time to time, at the command of the emperor, in different cities of the Empire (e.g., Augsburg, Cologne, Aachen, Dortmund, Mainz) but after 1663 always in Regensburg, where the '''Imperial Diet''' (in [[Latin]] ''Dieta imperii'') acquired a permanent seat.
-***(Perhaps the best known of these '''Diets''' is the '''Diet of Worms''' (i.e., the '''Diet''' held in 1521 in the German city of Worms (pronounced Vorms, {{IPA|vɔrms}})), which ordered the arrest of Martin [[Luther]] as a dangerous heretic and banned the reading or possession of his writings.)
+***(Perhaps the best known of these '''Diets''' is the '''Diet of Worms''' (i.e., the '''Diet''' held in 1521 in the German city of Worms [pronounced Vorms, {{IPA|vɔrms}}]), which ordered the arrest of Martin [[Luther]] as a dangerous heretic and banned the reading or possession of his writings.) For many years, the [[pun]] potential of the name has amused schoolchildren who are less than fascinated by history.
 ***In a contemporary context the word '''Diet''' is used of the Japanese legislature, i.e., the '''National Diet of Japan''', which consists of a House of Representatives and a House of Councillors and was established in its present form in 1947, when it replaced the '''Japanese Imperial Diet'''.

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	There are two words, both with the same spelling ''''diet'''' and the same pronunciation DIE-ert, {{IPA\|'daɪ ət}}, i.e., the words are not only [[homograph]]s but [[homophone]]s, which makes them [[homonym]]s.		There are two words, both with the same spelling ''''diet'''' and the same pronunciation DIE-ert, {{IPA\|'daɪ ət}}, i.e., the words are not only [[homograph]]s but [[homophone]]s, which makes them [[homonym]]s.

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-There are two words, both with the same spelling ''''diet'''' and the same pronunciation DIE-ert, {{IPA|'daɪ ət}}, i.e., the words are not only [[homograph]]s but [[homophone]]s.
+There are two words, both with the same spelling ''''diet'''' and the same pronunciation DIE-ert, {{IPA|'daɪ ət}}, i.e., the words are not only [[homograph]]s but [[homophone]]s, which makes them [[homonym]]s.
 *As a [[common noun]], ''''diet'''' is used in two different ways. It may mean:
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-There are two words with both the same spelling ''''diet'''' and the same pronunciation DIE-ert, {{IPA|ËˆdaÉªÉ™t}}, i.e., the words are not only [[homograph]]s but [[homophone]]s.
+There are two words, both with the same spelling ''''diet'''' and the same pronunciation DIE-ert, {{IPA|'daɪ ət}}, i.e., the words are not only [[homograph]]s but [[homophone]]s.
 *As a [[common noun]], ''''diet'''' is used in two different ways. It may mean:
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 ***The word ''''diet'''' in this sense forms part of many expressions: e.g. ''''to go on a diet'''', ''''to be put on a diet'''', ''''to follow a diet'''', ''''to keep to a diet''''. There is also a [[verb]] ''''to diet'''', meaning to ''''to be on a diet'''', and two [[adjective]]s ''''dietary'''' and ''''dietetic''''.
-::'''''[[etymology|Etymological]] note''''': This word ''''diet'''' comes, through Old French and Latin, from the Greek word Î´Î¯Î±Î¹Ï„Î± (''diaita'', 'way of life or lifestyle'), which was used to mean 'regimen or prescribed way of life' by medical writers such as Hippocrates (?460-?377 BCE) and Galen (131-201 CE) and was often used by them to refer specifically to the types of food a patient should (or should not) eat.
+::'''''[[etymology|Etymological]] note''''': This word ''''diet'''' comes, through Old French and Latin, from the Greek word δίαιτα (''diaita'', 'way of life or lifestyle'), which was used to mean 'regimen or prescribed way of life' by medical writers such as Hippocrates (?460-?377 BCE) and Galen (131-201 CE) and was often used by them to refer specifically to the types of food a patient should (or should not) eat.
 *As a [[proper noun]] ''''Diet'''' means 'a legislative or deliberative assembly or parliament', and is used, always with an initial capital letter, in the English translation of the titles of the parliaments of certain states past and present.
 **In a historical context the word is used, for example, of the general assemblies of the [[Holy Roman Empire]], i.e., the gatherings of the bishops, princes, and other dignitaries, who met from time to time, at the command of the emperor, in different cities of the Empire (e.g., Augsburg, Cologne, Aachen, Dortmund, Mainz) but after 1663 always in Regensburg, where the '''Imperial Diet''' (in [[Latin]] ''Dieta imperii'') acquired a permanent seat.
-***(Perhaps the best known of these '''Diets''' is the '''Diet of Worms''' (i.e., the '''Diet''' held in 1521 in the German city of Worms (pronounced Vorms, {{IPA|vÉ”rms}})), which ordered the arrest of Martin [[Luther]] as a dangerous heretic and banned the reading or possession of his writings.)
+***(Perhaps the best known of these '''Diets''' is the '''Diet of Worms''' (i.e., the '''Diet''' held in 1521 in the German city of Worms (pronounced Vorms, {{IPA|vɔrms}})), which ordered the arrest of Martin [[Luther]] as a dangerous heretic and banned the reading or possession of his writings.)
 ***In a contemporary context the word '''Diet''' is used of the Japanese legislature, i.e., the '''National Diet of Japan''', which consists of a House of Representatives and a House of Councillors and was established in its present form in 1947, when it replaced the '''Japanese Imperial Diet'''.
-::'''''[[etymology|Etymological]] note''''':Perhaps surprisingly, this second word ''''diet'''' also comes from the Greek word Î´Î¯Î±Î¹Ï„Î± (''diaita''), which, as well as meaning 'way of life or lifestyle.', sometimes means 'arbitration'. There is a related [[verb]] Î´Î¹Î±Î¹Ï„Î±Î½ (''diaitan''), meaning 'to arbitrate, investigate, or decide', and the participial phrase â€˜Î¿Î¹ Î´Î¹Î±Î¹Ï„Ï‰Î½Ï„ÎµÏ‚ (''hoi diaitÅntes''), meaning 'the arbitrators'. However, this etymology is complicated by the fact that the Latin word ''dieta'', which comes from Î´Î¯Î±Î¹Ï„Î± (''diaita'') and is the immediate ancestor of the English ''''diet'''', was thought in the [[Middle Ages]] to be related to the Latin ''dies'' (day) and sometimes meant, e.g., 'a day's work'. (This association between ''''diet'''' and the [[Latin]] ''dies'' is especially clear in the use of the word ''''diet'''' in Scots law to mean 'the date fixed by a court for a hearing' or 'a session of the court'.)
+::'''''[[etymology|Etymological]] note''''': Perhaps surprisingly, this second word ''''diet'''' also comes from the Greek word δίαιτα (''diaita''), which, as well as meaning 'way of life or lifestyle.', sometimes means 'arbitration'. There is a related [[verb]] διαιτᾶν (''diaitan''), meaning 'to arbitrate, investigate, or decide', and the participial phrase οἱ διαιτᾶντες‚ (''hoi diaitāntes''), meaning 'the arbitrators'. However, this etymology is complicated by the fact that the Latin word ''dieta'', which comes from δίαιτα (''diaita'') and is the immediate ancestor of the English ''''diet'''', was thought in the [[Middle Ages]] to be related to the Latin ''dies'' (day) and sometimes meant, e.g., 'a day's work'. (This association between ''''diet'''' and the [[Latin]] ''dies'' is especially clear in the use of the word ''''diet'''' in Scots law to mean 'the date fixed by a court for a hearing' or 'a session of the court'.)
 Be careful in giving, or not giving, the word ''''diet'''' an initial capital letter: mistakes can result in such absurdities as 'Martin Luther was troubled by the diet of worms' and 'The Japanese national diet consists of two houses'.

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-There are two words with both the same spelling ''''diet'''' and the same [[pronunciation]] DIE-ert, {{IPA|ËˆdaÉªÉ™t}}, i.e., the words are not only [[homograph]]s but [[homophone]]s.
+There are two words with both the same spelling ''''diet'''' and the same pronunciation DIE-ert, {{IPA|ËˆdaÉªÉ™t}}, i.e., the words are not only [[homograph]]s but [[homophone]]s.
-The first word ''''diet'''' is used in two different ways. It may mean: the kinds of food which are regularly eaten by a person or an animal - e.g., 'In the wilderness John the Baptist lived on a '''diet''' of locusts and wild honey' (see ''Matthew'' ch. 3, v. 4), 'Many Britons have an unhealthy '''diet'''', 'Most domestic cats are content with a '''diet''' of fish and milk'. The word ''''diet'''' is also used to mean: the kinds of food which an individual ought, or has been advised, to eat on medical or other grounds. A '''diet''' in this sense may place a limit on the amount of food to be eaten (e.g., when the purpose of the '''diet''' is to enable a person to lose weight); or it may prohibit a person from eating certain types of food (as when coeliacs are put on a '''gluten-free diet''' because of their sensitivity to the protein gliadin contained in the gluten of cereals); or it may require a person to eat certain types of food (e.g., when the purpose of the diet is to build up his or her strength after a debilitating illness or in preparation for an athletic contest). The word ''''diet'''' in this sense forms part of many expressions: e.g. ''''to go on a diet'''', ''''to be put on a diet'''', ''''to follow a diet'''', ''''to keep to a diet''''. There is also a [[verb]] ''''to diet'''', meaning to ''''to be on a diet'''', and two [[adjective]]s ''''dietary'''' and ''''dietetic''''.
+*As a [[common noun]], ''''diet'''' is used in two different ways. It may mean:
-This word ''''diet'''' comes, through Old French and Latin, from the Greek word Î´Î¯Î±Î¹Ï„Î± (''diaita'', 'way of life or lifestyle'), which was used to mean 'regimen or prescribed way of life' by medical writers such as Hippocrates (?460-?377 BCE) and Galen (131-201 CE) and was often used by them to refer specifically to the types of food a patient should (or should not) eat.
+::'''''[[etymology|Etymological]] note''''': This word ''''diet'''' comes, through Old French and Latin, from the Greek word Î´Î¯Î±Î¹Ï„Î± (''diaita'', 'way of life or lifestyle'), which was used to mean 'regimen or prescribed way of life' by medical writers such as Hippocrates (?460-?377 BCE) and Galen (131-201 CE) and was often used by them to refer specifically to the types of food a patient should (or should not) eat.
-The second word ''''diet'''' means 'a legislative or deliberative assembly or parliament', and is used, always with an initial capital letter, in the English translation of the titles of the parliaments of certain states past and present. In a historical context the word is used, for example, of the general assemblies of the [[Holy Roman Empire]], i.e., the gatherings of the bishops, princes, and other dignitaries, who met from time to time, at the command of the emperor, in different cities of the Empire (e.g., Augsburg, Cologne, Aachen, Dortmund, Mainz) but after 1663 always in Regensburg, where the '''Imperial Diet''' (in [[Latin]] ''Dieta imperii'') acquired a permanent seat. (Perhaps the best known of these '''Diets''' is the '''Diet of Worms''' (i.e., the '''Diet''' held in 1521 in the German city of Worms (pronounced Vorms, {{IPA|vÉ”rms}})), which ordered the arrest of Martin [[Luther]] as a dangerous heretic and banned the reading or possession of his writings.) In a contemporary context the word '''Diet''' is used of the Japanese legislature, i.e., the '''National Diet of Japan''', which consists of a House of Representatives and a House of Councillors and was established in its present form in 1947, when it replaced the '''Japanese Imperial Diet'''.
+*As a [[proper noun]] ''''Diet'''' means 'a legislative or deliberative assembly or parliament', and is used, always with an initial capital letter, in the English translation of the titles of the parliaments of certain states past and present.
-Perhaps surprisingly, this second word ''''diet'''' also comes from the Greek word Î´Î¯Î±Î¹Ï„Î± (''diaita''), which, as well as meaning 'way of life or lifestyle.', sometimes means 'arbitration'. There is a related [[verb]] Î´Î¹Î±Î¹Ï„Î±Î½ (''diaitan''), meaning 'to arbitrate, investigate, or decide', and the participial phrase â€˜Î¿Î¹ Î´Î¹Î±Î¹Ï„Ï‰Î½Ï„ÎµÏ‚ (''hoi diaitÅntes''), meaning 'the arbitrators'. However, this etymology is complicated by the fact that the Latin word ''dieta'', which comes from Î´Î¯Î±Î¹Ï„Î± (''diaita'') and is the immediate ancestor of the English ''''diet'''', was thought in the [[Middle Ages]] to be related to the Latin ''dies'' (day) and sometimes meant, e.g., 'a day's work'. (This association between ''''diet'''' and the [[Latin]] ''dies'' is especially clear in the use of the word ''''diet'''' in Scots law to mean 'the date fixed by a court for a hearing' or 'a session of the court'.)
+::'''''[[etymology|Etymological]] note''''':Perhaps surprisingly, this second word ''''diet'''' also comes from the Greek word Î´Î¯Î±Î¹Ï„Î± (''diaita''), which, as well as meaning 'way of life or lifestyle.', sometimes means 'arbitration'. There is a related [[verb]] Î´Î¹Î±Î¹Ï„Î±Î½ (''diaitan''), meaning 'to arbitrate, investigate, or decide', and the participial phrase â€˜Î¿Î¹ Î´Î¹Î±Î¹Ï„Ï‰Î½Ï„ÎµÏ‚ (''hoi diaitÅntes''), meaning 'the arbitrators'. However, this etymology is complicated by the fact that the Latin word ''dieta'', which comes from Î´Î¯Î±Î¹Ï„Î± (''diaita'') and is the immediate ancestor of the English ''''diet'''', was thought in the [[Middle Ages]] to be related to the Latin ''dies'' (day) and sometimes meant, e.g., 'a day's work'. (This association between ''''diet'''' and the [[Latin]] ''dies'' is especially clear in the use of the word ''''diet'''' in Scots law to mean 'the date fixed by a court for a hearing' or 'a session of the court'.)
 Be careful in giving, or not giving, the word ''''diet'''' an initial capital letter: mistakes can result in such absurdities as 'Martin Luther was troubled by the diet of worms' and 'The Japanese national diet consists of two houses'.

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 This word ''''diet'''' comes, through Old French and Latin, from the Greek word Î´Î¯Î±Î¹Ï„Î± (''diaita'', 'way of life or lifestyle'), which was used to mean 'regimen or prescribed way of life' by medical writers such as Hippocrates (?460-?377 BCE) and Galen (131-201 CE) and was often used by them to refer specifically to the types of food a patient should (or should not) eat.
-The second word ''''diet'''' means 'a legislative or deliberative assembly or parliament', and is used, always with an initial capital letter, in the English translation of the titles of the parliaments of certain states past and present. In a historical context the word is used, for example, of the general assemblies of the [[Holy Roman Empire]], i.e., the gatherings of the bishops, princes, and other dignitaries, who met from time to time, at the command of the emperor, in different cities of the Empire (e.g., Augsburg, Cologne, Aachen, Dortmund, Mainz) but after 1663 always in Regensburg, where the '''Imperial Diet''' (in [[Latin]] ''Dieta imperii'') acquired a permanent seat. (Perhaps the best known of these '''Diets''' is the '''Diet of Worms''' (i.e., the '''Diet''' held in 1521 in the German city of Worms (pronounced Vorms, {{IPA|vrms}}), which ordered the arrest of Martin [[Luther]] as a dangerous heretic and banned the reading or possession of his writings.) In a contemporary context the word '''Diet''' is used of the Japanese legislature, i.e., the '''National Diet of Japan''', which consists of a House of Representatives and a House of Councillors and was established in its present form in 1947, when it replaced the '''Japanese Imperial Diet'''.
+The second word ''''diet'''' means 'a legislative or deliberative assembly or parliament', and is used, always with an initial capital letter, in the English translation of the titles of the parliaments of certain states past and present. In a historical context the word is used, for example, of the general assemblies of the [[Holy Roman Empire]], i.e., the gatherings of the bishops, princes, and other dignitaries, who met from time to time, at the command of the emperor, in different cities of the Empire (e.g., Augsburg, Cologne, Aachen, Dortmund, Mainz) but after 1663 always in Regensburg, where the '''Imperial Diet''' (in [[Latin]] ''Dieta imperii'') acquired a permanent seat. (Perhaps the best known of these '''Diets''' is the '''Diet of Worms''' (i.e., the '''Diet''' held in 1521 in the German city of Worms (pronounced Vorms, {{IPA|vrms}})), which ordered the arrest of Martin [[Luther]] as a dangerous heretic and banned the reading or possession of his writings.) In a contemporary context the word '''Diet''' is used of the Japanese legislature, i.e., the '''National Diet of Japan''', which consists of a House of Representatives and a House of Councillors and was established in its present form in 1947, when it replaced the '''Japanese Imperial Diet'''.
-Perhaps surprisingly, this second word ''''diet'''' also comes from the Greek word Î´Î¯Î±Î¹Ï„Î± (''diaita''), which, as well as meaning 'way of life or lifestyle.', sometimes means 'arbitration'. There is a related [[verb]] Î´Î¹Î±Î¹Ï„Î±Î½ (''diaitan''), meaning 'to arbitrate, investigate, or decide', and the participial phrase â€˜Î¿Î¹ Î´Î¹Î±Î¹Ï„Ï‰Î½Ï„ÎµÏ‚ (''hoi diatÅntes''), meaning 'the arbitrators'. However, this etymology is complicated by the fact that the Latin word ''dieta'', which comes from Î´Î¯Î±Î¹Ï„Î± (''diaita'') and is the immediate ancestor of the English ''''diet'''', was thought in the [[Middle Ages]] to be related to the Latin ''dies'' (day) and sometimes meant, e.g., 'a day's work'. (This association between ''''diet'''' and the [[Latin]] ''dies'' is especially clear in the use of the word ''''diet'''' in Scots law to mean 'the date fixed by a court for a hearing' or 'a session of the court'.)
+Perhaps surprisingly, this second word ''''diet'''' also comes from the Greek word Î´Î¯Î±Î¹Ï„Î± (''diaita''), which, as well as meaning 'way of life or lifestyle.', sometimes means 'arbitration'. There is a related [[verb]] Î´Î¹Î±Î¹Ï„Î±Î½ (''diaitan''), meaning 'to arbitrate, investigate, or decide', and the participial phrase â€˜Î¿Î¹ Î´Î¹Î±Î¹Ï„Ï‰Î½Ï„ÎµÏ‚ (''hoi diaitÅntes''), meaning 'the arbitrators'. However, this etymology is complicated by the fact that the Latin word ''dieta'', which comes from Î´Î¯Î±Î¹Ï„Î± (''diaita'') and is the immediate ancestor of the English ''''diet'''', was thought in the [[Middle Ages]] to be related to the Latin ''dies'' (day) and sometimes meant, e.g., 'a day's work'. (This association between ''''diet'''' and the [[Latin]] ''dies'' is especially clear in the use of the word ''''diet'''' in Scots law to mean 'the date fixed by a court for a hearing' or 'a session of the court'.)
 Be careful in giving, or not giving, the word ''''diet'''' an initial capital letter: mistakes can result in such absurdities as 'Martin Luther was troubled by the diet of worms' and 'The Japanese national diet consists of two houses'.