Caesar Sat on the Dais

Caesar Sat on the Dais Caesar Sat on the Dais Caesar Sat on the Dais By Maeve Maddox The words Caesar and dais are not exactly everyday words, but when they do appear in stories or news items, they are often misspelled. The problem with Caesar is that the English pronunciation is /see zer/ so the English speaker wants to put the e directly after the C. I learned how to spell it when I took high school Latin. I liked writing the AE as a digraph (two letters written as one). My Latin teacher didnt mind, but my English teacher hated it. Indeed, my love of the joined AE influenced my adoption of the name Maeve. The error with dais is to reverse the vowels. I first encountered dais in stories about King Arthur. At every feast, Arthur and Guinevere were seated on a daà ¯s. English doesnt generally make use of accents, but with a few words, like dais, the diaeresis (two dots over the letter), is an aid to pronunciation since it tells the reader that the second vowel begins a new syllable: daà ¯s, a platform raised usually above the floor of a hall or large room to give distinction or prominence to those occupying it coà «val, of the same or equal age or antiquity naà ¯ve, marked by simplicity Boà «thius, author of Consolation of Philosophy Charlotte Brontà «, author of Jane Eyre Zoà «, popular female name from Greek, meaning life giving Bettà « Davis (1908-1989), liberated woman who created a new kind of screen heroine. Want to improve your English in five minutes a day? Get a subscription and start receiving our writing tips and exercises daily! Keep learning! Browse the Spelling category, check our popular posts, or choose a related post below:12 Signs and Symbols You Should KnowThe Many Forms of the Verb TO BEHow Do You Determine Whether to Use Who or Whom?