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Although the spelling and the pronunciation vary, these three words are all related.
 
Although the spelling and the pronunciation vary, these three words are all related.
*The root word is the [[verb (word class)|verb]] 'to '''appear''''. This has a 'long' '-EE-' sound for the second vowel, which is the one stressed: 'er-PEER'. (It does NOT rhyme with [[pear]].) This is an [[intransitive]] verb: something may '''appear''', but no-one can <strike>'''appear something'''</strike>.
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* The root word is the [[verb]] 'to '''appear''''. This has a 'long' '-EE-' sound for the second vowel, which is the one stressed: 'er-PEER'. (It does NOT rhyme with [[pear]].) This is an [[intransitive]] verb: something may '''appear''', but no-one can <strike>'''appear something'''</strike>.
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Revision as of 12:30, 29 July 2007

Although the spelling and the pronunciation vary, these three words are all related.

  • The root word is the verb 'to appear'. This has a 'long' '-EE-' sound for the second vowel, which is the one stressed: 'er-PEER'. (It does NOT rhyme with pear.) This is an intransitive verb: something may appear, but no-one can appear something.