Today’s “Word of the Day” is sotto voce and it is an adverb meaning “Italian word, literally meaning “under the voice”; very softly, in a very quiet way, in a low voice, in low tones, in an undertone, in a whisper”.
Example Sentence: This does not imply that when we write we are constantly muttering (whispering), sotto voce, “I think I’ll front an adverbial here”. For the inquiring mind, a “fronted adverbial” is when a phrase is added before the action, rather than later in the sentence, for example, “With great patience, she helped her son with his long division”: I’m sure you use this formulation all time.
This word is present in The Guardian article Parents, don’t worry if your child knows more about grammar than you do, and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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