Wild Word Friday!
Okay, you know that a word which ends in tion must have Latin roots. The Latin form is resolutio. In Middle English RESOLUTION was resolucioun. So you can see that not much has changed since those days as far as RESOLUTION goes. That’s probably good, isn’t it!
Speaking of RESOLUTIONs, I think in 2011 I’m going to get out my cross country skiis and get in a little more outdoor exercise.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Q4U: What are your New Year’s RESOLUTIONs?
Blessings! Sue
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