Dictionary of troublesome word. Bill Bryson. 2013.
auger / augur — An auger is a tool used for digging holes: If you want to ice fish, you need to first drill a hole in the ice with an auger. Augur means to predict, forecast : Leroy s inheritance augured happiness for him in the near future … Confused words
auger / augur — An auger is a tool used for digging holes: If you want to ice fish, you need to first drill a hole in the ice with an auger. Augur means to predict, forecast : Leroy s inheritance augured happiness for him in the near future … Confused words
auger, augur — The results do not auger well for the President in the forthcoming midterm election [Guardian). Wrong. Auger is not a verb; it is a drilling tool. To foretell or betoken, the sense intended in the example, is to augur, with a u. The two words … Dictionary of troublesome word
auger — auger, augur Auger is an Old English word for a tool for boring holes. Augur, from the Latin word for soothsayer, is used occasionally to mean a prophet, but is more usual as a verb in the expressions augur well and augur ill, meaning ‘to portend … Modern English usage
augur — auger, augur Auger is an Old English word for a tool for boring holes. Augur, from the Latin word for soothsayer, is used occasionally to mean a prophet, but is more usual as a verb in the expressions augur well and augur ill, meaning ‘to portend … Modern English usage
Auger (disambiguation) — Auger can refer to: *Auger, a device for moving material or liquid by means of a rotating helical flighting *Auger shell, a gray or brown shell commonly found at the beach *The Auger weapon, a rifle in the game which drills through walls.*People… … Wikipedia
auger — , augur An auger is a tool for boring holes in wood or soil; an augur is a prophet or soothsayer. The two words are not related. Auld Lang Syne. (Scot.) Literally old long since ; traditional endof year song with words by Robert Burns … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
Augur (disambiguation) — Augur can refer to: *Augur, a public official in ancient Rome *The eighth month of the fictional Zork calendar. *A fictional weapon from the video game, . *Christopher C. Augur, American Civil War officer.ee also* Auger, a cylindrical device for… … Wikipedia
auger — augur … American English homophones
augur — auger … American English homophones
