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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread When things go ary (spelling?) #187026 09/30/2009 3:47 AM Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 2 vanderoux stranger vanderoux stranger Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 2 I recently wanted to use the expression "when things go ary (not correct spelling)", but then realised I had no idea how to spell the last word. My Word spellcheck and numerous search on Google (until I has brandished as an automated searcher/spam robot) came up with nothing. Has anybody perhaps come across this expression and can help me out regarding the spelling of this word. Maybe there is even a good etymological story behind the expression you can share. From my searches it is clear there are quite a few people who have no consensus on the spelling and probably the background of this phrase although they continue to use it (mostly in speech). Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: When things go ary (spelling?) vanderoux #187027 09/30/2009 7:09 AM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Did you no mean "when things go awry"? reference Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: When things go ary (spelling?) BranShea #187028 09/30/2009 7:14 AM Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 2 vanderoux stranger vanderoux stranger Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 2 Yes, thanks. I just had the pronunciation wrong. Last edited by vanderoux; 09/30/2009 7:16 AM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: When things go ary (spelling?) vanderoux #187029 09/30/2009 10:10 AM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh It's spelled awry, and it's related to the adjective wry as in "wry humor". Wry is from a Middle English verb wrien 'to turn'. It is related to English writhe, Latin vertere 'to turn' from PIE *wer- 'to turn'; also versus. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: When things go ary (spelling?) zmjezhd #187030 09/30/2009 10:26 AM Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 390 कहीं &... latishya enthusiast latishya enthusiast Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 390 कहीं &... Originally Posted By: zmjezhd It's spelled awry, and it's related to the adjective wry as in "wry humor". Wry is from a Middle English verb wrien 'to turn'. It is related to English writhe, Latin vertere 'to turn' from PIE *wer- 'to turn'; also versus. is it related to agley? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: When things go ary (spelling?) latishya #187031 09/30/2009 10:46 AM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh is it related to agley? Only semantically, not etymologically. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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