SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 年前Quire should become the correct spelling for the word 'choir'.message-squaremessage-square28linkfedilinkarrow-up186arrow-down119file-text
arrow-up167arrow-down1message-squareQuire should become the correct spelling for the word 'choir'.SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 年前message-square28linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarefoggy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up25arrow-down1·1 年前A choir is a chorus of singers. It comes from the Greek root khoros. Although it comes from the old French word, quer, its roots are more in the present spelling.
minus-squareLennny@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 年前Quer, not to be confused with those that make up a choir, queers.
A choir is a chorus of singers.
It comes from the Greek root khoros.
Although it comes from the old French word, quer, its roots are more in the present spelling.
Quer, not to be confused with those that make up a choir, queers.
And see, this it’s why it’s choir.