WORDY WEDNESDAY: 'ISH' FOR APPROXIMATION
20 / 05 / 2015
WORDY WEDNESDAY: 'ISH' FOR APPROXIMATION: meaning and examples
Hello everyone! I hope your week is going well.
For Wordy Wednesday we are looking at the suffix -ISH.
You probably know the suffix -ISH with words like British, English, and Spanish. But we also use the suffix -ISH in other ways.
Definition: an approximation; similar to AROUND or ABOUT
Example 1: She is tallish and maybe 30-ish.
This person is probably somewhat tall and about 30 years old.
Example 2: The party starts at 8-ish.
The party starts around 8.
How would you describe yourself using -ISH? Tallish? fortyish? With brownish hair? Let us know on our Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/ZigguratEscuelaCorporativadeIdiomas
See you tomorrow for Theme Thursday and more insect idioms!
For Wordy Wednesday we are looking at the suffix -ISH.
You probably know the suffix -ISH with words like British, English, and Spanish. But we also use the suffix -ISH in other ways.
Definition: an approximation; similar to AROUND or ABOUT
Example 1: She is tallish and maybe 30-ish.
This person is probably somewhat tall and about 30 years old.
Example 2: The party starts at 8-ish.
The party starts around 8.
How would you describe yourself using -ISH? Tallish? fortyish? With brownish hair? Let us know on our Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/ZigguratEscuelaCorporativadeIdiomas
See you tomorrow for Theme Thursday and more insect idioms!
