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  1. Why did confort become comfort? - English Language & Usage …

    Dec 8, 2018 · According to Wiktionary the english word comfort should derive by the french word confort. So why did english adopted the term replacing the french "n" with the "m"?

  2. word choice - "In the comfort of" or "at the comfort of"? - English ...

    The preposition is applying to the comfort, not to the location. So it would be: We ordered in comfort. (correct) We ordered at comfort. Another example: We sat in the light of the moon. …

  3. irritated vs annoyed - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Jan 21, 2021 · When trying to understand the difference between irritated and annoyed I get this definition: Annoy means: To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to …

  4. Comfortable with or comfortable in? - English Language & Usage …

    Aug 26, 2017 · I'm comfortable in this chair is a "literal" utterance meaning that I find sitting in this chair physically comfortable (because it eases my backache, for example). I'm comfortable …

  5. Where did Shakespeare get 'milk of human kindness' from?

    Jul 13, 2019 · Therfore good syster, ye muste nouryshe repast confort and chasten these your goodly chyldren, ye muste nouryshe them with good maners, with deuoute contemplacyon, …

  6. What do you call a person who motivates or inspires?

    If you have a close personal relationship, muse is appropriate for creative or artistic inspiration, mentor for a counselor or teacher. If the relationship is not that close, you can simply say, …