resurgence
Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 7:03 pm
Dr. Goodword,
I have a question about this word, 'resurgence', prompting me to ask you to choose it for Word-of-the-day sometime.
Why is there no word 'surgence', if 'resurgence' means, 'to rise again'? What if I want to describe something that is merely rising the first time? Why is that not legal?
These are the questions that I wonder about.
Thank you for your consideration and any help in the meantime,
Sardith
I have a question about this word, 'resurgence', prompting me to ask you to choose it for Word-of-the-day sometime.
Why is there no word 'surgence', if 'resurgence' means, 'to rise again'? What if I want to describe something that is merely rising the first time? Why is that not legal?
These are the questions that I wonder about.
Thank you for your consideration and any help in the meantime,
Sardith