Thorn vs Thon - What's the difference?
thorn | thon |
A sharp protective spine of a plant.
Any shrub or small tree that bears thorns.
(figurative) That which pricks or annoys; anything troublesome.
* Bible, 2 Corinthians xii. 7
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A letter of the Latin alphabet (capital:'' Þ''', ''small:'' '''þ'''), borrowed by Old English from the futhark to represent a dental fricative, then not distinguished from eth, but in modern use (in Icelandic and other languages, but no longer in English) used only for the voiceless dental fricative found in English '' '''th igh
* See also Etymology of ye (definite article).
To pierce with, or as if with, a
* {{quote-book, year=1869, author=, title=Old Town Folks
, passage=
* {{quote-book, year=2003, author=Scott D. Zachary, title=Scorn This, pageurl=http://books.google.com/books?id=HELSK5JtSbMC&pg=PA175, page=175
, passage=Even Judge Bradley's callused sentiments were thorned by the narration of Jaclyn's journals.}}
(rare, see usage notes) they (singular).
* {{quote-journal
, year = 1889
, month = November
, title = That Desired Impersonal Pronoun
, journal = The Writer
, first = C. Crozat
, last = Converse
, publisher = William H. Hills
, city = Boston
, volume = 3
, issue = 2
, page = 248
, url = http://books.google.com/books?id=QQQ-AQAAIAAJ&pg=PA248
, passage = Every writer has "thons" verbal likes and dislikes, yet, for the sake of convenience, I trust that even "thon " who dislikes verbal innovations will give my little word a little trial and note for me the result.
}}
* {{quote-book
, year = 1895
, title = Outlines of Psychology
, first = Henry Graham
, last = Williams
, publisher = C. W. Bardee
, location = Syracuse
, edition = 3rd
, ol = 25083084M
, ia = outlinesofpsycho01will
, id =
, page = 5
, pageurl = http://books.google.com/books?id=_BEAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA5&dq=thon
, passage = Every student should acquaint thonself with some method by which thon can positively correlate the facts of thons knowledge.
}}
* {{quote-journal
, year = 1907
, month = August
, title = Th? Sol:—Hwens?—Hwither?
, first = C. W.
, last = Larisunz
, journal = Th? Jurn?l ?v ?rth??pi & ?rth?gr?fi
, volume = 24
, issue = 8
, page = 153
, url = http://books.google.com/books?id=hTJAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA153
, passage = In everi individ??l then, ?r th? el?ments ?ut ?v hwich everi sol haz p?uer tu ?labor?t ?ntu thonself hw?tever c?ndish?n thon' d?z?rz — tu m?c f?r thonself heven ?r hel, hwichever ' thon iz wili? tu str?v f?r.
, transliteration = In every individual then, are the elements out of which every soul has power to elaborate unto thonself whatever condition thon' desires — to make for thonself heaven or hell, whichever ' thon is willing to strive for.
}}
* {{quote-book
, year = 1985
, title = On Writing Well: An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction
, first = William Knowlton
, last = Zinsser
, authorlink = William Zinsser
, publisher = Harper & Row
, location = New York
, edition = 3rd
, page = 121
, url = http://books.google.com/books?id=fiZFAAAAYAAJ
, isbn = 978-0060154097
, id =
, lccn = 84048208
, passage = Maybe I don't speak for the average American, but I very much doubt that thon' wants that word in thons language or that ' thon would use it thonself.
}}
(rare, see usage notes) them (singular).
* {{quote-journal
, date = 1884-07-23
, title = A New Pronoun
, journal = The Critic and Good Literature
, first = C. C.
, last = Converse
, city = New York
, issue = 31
, page = 55
, published_date = 1884-08-02
, url = http://books.google.com/books?id=9H_mAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA55
, passage = If Mr. or Mrs. A. comes to the courthouse on Monday next I will be there to meet thon .
}}
English third person pronouns
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As a proper noun thorn
is for someone living near a thorn bush.As a noun thon is
.thorn
English
(wikipedia thorn)Noun
(en noun)- the white thorn'''; the cockspur '''thorn
- There was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me.
- The guilt of empire, all its thorns and cares, / Be only mine.
Derived terms
* thorn apple * thorn broom * thornbush * thorn devil * thorn hopper * thorn in one's side * Thornton * thornyVerb
(en verb)citation