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Originally posted by BowmannUsage of English changed before the Empire and has continued to do so since, in Britain and elsewhere. As well you know.
The British Empire spread the usage of English across the world.
[EDIT: If Chaucer posted here, he'd undoubtedly call you a "chympe".]
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Originally posted by Bowmannset1 ( P ) Pronunciation Key (st)
So tell me, what's the American definition of the word [b]set?[/b]
v. set, set·ting, sets
v. tr.
To put in a specified position; place: set a book on a table.
To put into a specified state: set the prisoner at liberty.
To put into a stable position: set the fence post into a bed of concrete.
To fix firmly or in an immobile manner: He set his jaw and concentrated on flying the plane through the storm.
To restore to a proper and normal state when dislocated or broken: set a broken arm.
To adjust for proper functioning.
To adjust (a saw) by deflecting the teeth.
Nautical. To spread open to the wind: set the sails.
To adjust according to a standard.
To adjust (an instrument or device) to a specific point or calibration: set an alarm clock.
To arrange properly for use: set a place for a dinner guest; set a table.
To apply equipment, such as curlers and clips, to (hair) in order to style.
Printing.
To arrange (type) into words and sentences preparatory to printing; compose.
To transpose into type.
Music.
To compose (music) to fit a given text.
To write (words) to fit a given melodic line.
To arrange scenery on (a theater stage).
To prescribe the unfolding of (a drama or narrative, for instance) in a specific place: a play that is set in Venice.
To prescribe or establish: set a precedent.
To prescribe as a time for: set June 6 as the day of the invasion.
To detail or assign (someone) to a particular duty, service, or station: set the child to cleaning the closets; set guards around the perimeter.
To incite to hostile action: a war that set families against one another.
To establish as the highest level of performance: set a world aviation record.
To establish as a model: A parent must set a good example for the children.
To put in a mounting; mount: set an emerald in a pendant.
To apply jewels to; stud: a tiara that was set with diamonds.
To cause to sit.
To put (a hen) on eggs for the purpose of hatching them.
To put (eggs) beneath a hen or in an incubator.
Sports. To position (oneself) in such a way as to be ready to start running a race.
Sports. To pass (a volleyball), usually with the fingertips, in an arc close to the net so that a teammate can drive it over the net.
To value or regard something at the rate of: She sets a great deal by good nutrition.
To fix at a given amount: The judge set bail for the defendant at $50,000.
To make as an estimate of worth: We set a high value on human life.
To point to the location of (game) by holding a fixed attitude. Used of a hunting dog.
Botany. To produce, as after pollination: set seed.
To prepare (a trap) for catching prey.
To fix (a hook) firmly into a fish's jaw.
v. intr.
To disappear below the horizon: The sun set at seven that evening.
To diminish or decline; wane.
To sit on eggs. Used of fowl.
To become fixed; harden. See Synonyms at coagulate.
To become permanent. Used of dye.
To become whole; knit. Used of a broken bone.
Botany. To mature or develop, as after pollination.
Nonstandard. To sit: “If Emmett drives, I could set up front” (Bobbie Ann Mason).
To position oneself preparatory to an action, such as running a race.
adj.
Fixed or established by agreement: a set time for the launching.
Established by convention: followed set procedures for filing a grievance.
Established deliberately; intentional: Our set purpose is to win the conflict.
Fixed and rigid: “His bearded face already has a set, hollow look” (Conor Cruise O'Brien).
Unwilling or very reluctant to change: He is set in his ways.
Intent and determined: “He is dead set against rushing abroad to build a plant” (Fortune).
Ready: We are set to leave early tomorrow morning.
n.
The act or process of setting.
The condition resulting from setting.
The manner in which something is positioned: the set of her cap.
A permanent firming or hardening of a substance, as by cooling.
The deflection of the teeth of a saw.
The carriage or bearing of a part of the body.
A particular psychological state, usually that of anticipation or preparedness: “The mental set of an audience is crucial to his performance” (Psychology Today).
A descent below the horizon.
The direction or course of wind or water.
A seedling, slip, or cutting that is ready for planting.
The act of arranging hair by waving and curling it. 😛😀
Originally posted by WildfireAnd how would this help your argument?
set1 ( P ) Pronunciation Key (st)
v. set, set·ting, sets
v. tr.
To put in a specified position; place: set a book on a table.
To put into a specified state: set the prisoner at liberty.
To put into a stable position: set the fence post into a bed of concrete.
To fix firmly or in an immobile manner: He set his jaw and concentrated on flying ...[text shortened]... r cutting that is ready for planting.
The act of arranging hair by waving and curling it. 😛😀
(By the way, you missed a lot out.)