sowilo

The sixteenth letter of the futhark alphabet

Pronunciation of sowilo: SOH˙wee˙loh
Letter sound: s
Appearance: ᛊ
Meaning: sun
Note: Sowilo can be spelled with the macron symbol (ˉ) placed over both of the O’s, i.e. “sōwilō.”

by bluestinger66 December 16, 2023

MVEMJSUNP

An acronym to remember the planets

The nine planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
Sentence: My very educated mother just served us nine pizzas.
Acronym (short form): MVEMJSUNP

by bluestinger66 September 26, 2022

Schuko

Abbreviation of the german term “Schutzkontakt” (protective contact)

Schuko plugs are used in most European countries as well as Indonesia, Russia and countries of the former Soviet Union. These plugs are also known as type F plugs. The Type F Plug & Socket is grounded, has an amp rating of 16 A, voltage range of 220-240 V, and is compatible with plug types C, E, and F. The pins of the Type F Plug & Socket have a diameter of 19″ (4.8 mm) and length of 75″ (19 mm).

by bluestinger66 October 29, 2022

europlug

one of the European plug and outlet standards that is widely used in continental Europe, excluding the UK and Ireland, and some other countries such as Morocco, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Indonesia, China, and countries which formerly belonged to the USSR

A Type C plug (also called a Europlug) has two round pins. The pins are 4 to 4.8 mm wide with centers that are spaced 19 mm apart; the plug fits any socket that conforms to these dimensions. It also fits into Type E, F, J, K or N sockets that often replace the Type C socket.

by bluestinger66 November 04, 2023

Bach Werke Verzeichnis

A catalogue with Bach’s works

The Bach Werke Verzeichnis (lit. Bach Works Catalogue) was first published in 1950 and edited by Wolfgang Schmieder. It lists all the compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach.

by bluestinger66 November 09, 2022

offs

May refer to:
• plural of “off,” which is not a real word
• disadvantages of something or someone

The kids tooks offs theirs jackets ands sweaters.

by bluestinger66 May 07, 2024

äöüß

The letters used in the German alphabet

Guy 1: Who would ever create an alphabet with the special letters at the end, right after Z?

Guy 2: I don’t know, but the German alphabet sure does have the umlauts and ß right after the letter Z. This means that the German alphabet goes like this: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ ÄÖÜß.

Guy 1: Yeah, now I get it. Most alphabets sort the original letters and the letters with the diacritical marks in alphabetical order. That’s why I thought the German alphabet went like this: AÄBCDEFGHIJKLMNOÖPQRSßTUVWXYZ.

by bluestinger66 August 31, 2022