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Latest comment: 1 year ago by Ioaxxere in topic RFV discussion: July 2022–February 2023

Etymology, Ombros, ὄμβρος

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Could this word have any origin from the Greek root ómbros meaning rain? -- OlEnglish (Talk) 00:56, 29 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

Pronunciation

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Why is /ʌmˈbɹɛlə/ the pronunciation? Isn't /ʌ/ only supposed to appear in a stressed position?--Pablo Escobar (talk) 16:24, 28 April 2021 (UTC)Reply

Nope, it can occur unstressed. (Example: pickup.) Equinox 17:08, 28 April 2021 (UTC)Reply

RFV discussion: July 2022–February 2023

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Sense: "Umbrella bridge, a bridge in more than one direction. An umbrella bridge was built over Oxford Circus in 1963 to allow traffic to drive over it while excavation took place below it to create a new ticket hall for the London Underground as part of construction of the Victoria Line. https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2013/08/22/50-years-ago-a-huge-steel-umbrella-for-oxford-circus-tube-station/ accessed 2021-09-29."

This might be true: but it seems to have been dropped in drive-by style, perhaps the user really meant "umbrella bridge"; so we need to prove a sense of the word umbrella. (If necessary, please move to umbrella bridge with appropriate citations. Thanks honeys. I love you all, even when we fight.) Equinox 00:24, 25 July 2022 (UTC)Reply

RFV Failed Ioaxxere (talk) 19:42, 9 February 2023 (UTC)Reply