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It's always embarrassing when mistaking ''years'' for ''hours'' in conversation, but it happens...
 
It's always embarrassing when mistaking ''years'' for ''hours'' in conversation, but it happens...
  
maybe because of the similarity between English ''hour'' [<span style="color:#080;">aʊəʳ</span>], French ''jour'' [<span style="color:#080;">ʒuʁ</span>] and English ''year'' [<span style="color:#080;">jɜːr</span>]).   
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maybe because of the similarity between English ''hour'' [<span style="color:#080;">aʊəʳ</span>], French ''jour'' [<span style="color:#080;">ʒuʁ</span>] and English ''year'' [<span style="color:#080;">jɜːr</span>].   
  
Related Greek '''''hōra''''' "year, season, any part of a year," also "any part of a day, hour;" is of '''no help at all''' in getting this sorted in anyone's head.
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Related Greek '''''hōra''''' <span style="font-size:83%;color:#037;">1) year, season, any part of a year; '''and''' 2) any part of a day, hour</span> <span style="font-size:70%;">(to which both English words are <span style="color:#AAA;">distantly</span> related)</span> is of ''no help at all'' in getting this sorted in anyone's head.
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==Derived words==
 
==Derived words==
 
*yearly: annual
 
*yearly: annual
*year-long:  lasting ''for'' or ''throughout'' the year  <span style="font-size:65%;">qui dure ''pendant une'' ou ''tout au long de l''' année</span>
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*year-long:  lasting ''for'' or ''throughout'' the year  <span style="font-size:75%;">qui dure ''pendant une'' ou ''tout au long de l''' année</span>
 
*yearling (1-year-old animal)
 
*yearling (1-year-old animal)
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*of [https://www.etymonline.com/word/yore yore]:  of years gone by
  
 
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Latest revision as of 16:49, 2 May 2020

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Noun

UK: jɪə(r), jɜː(r)
US: jɪr

365 days. (except in a leap year, which has an extra day)

It's always embarrassing when mistaking years for hours in conversation, but it happens...

maybe because of the similarity between English hour [aʊəʳ], French jour [ʒuʁ] and English year [jɜːr].

Related Greek hōra 1) year, season, any part of a year; and 2) any part of a day, hour (to which both English words are distantly related) is of no help at all in getting this sorted in anyone's head.

>^ᵕ^<

Derived words

  • yearly: annual
  • year-long: lasting for or throughout the year qui dure pendant une ou tout au long de l' année
  • yearling (1-year-old animal)
  • of yore: of years gone by