The word 'wn' is not a recognized word in the English language.
It is possible that it could be used as an abbreviation or acronym in a specialized field or industry, but it would not be considered a standard word that is commonly used in written English. Example: In the field of computer programming, 'wn' may be used as an abbreviation for 'while loop'.
We can continue on in this way until we reach a world, wn, which is possible relative to wn-1, in which a was originally made from mn.
The three other judges (academic Susan Bassnett and poets WN Herbert and Stephen Romer) and I swiftly agreed on this year's winner of the open category, Iain Galbraith, whose translation of "Quince Jelly" by the Hamburg poet Jan Wagner conveys Wagner's sensuality, mastery of form and laser-eye for detail, while converting the whole into idiomatic English poetry.
Froome finishes safely in the peloton to remain one second do wn on the yellow jersey of Jan Bakelants but his Sky team-mate Geraint Thomas toils from the broken hip he suffered in the Stage 1 smash.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers memorial donations may be sent to The HillSchool, 717 E. High St., Pottsto wn, PA 19464; or the Montclair Ambulance Unit, 95 Walnut St., Montclair, NJ 07042.
Wine Flu/ (wn fl) / n. / An annual pandemic whose outbreak coincides with the holidays, usually the morning after an office party, as in, If last year's silly season is any indication, our entre staff is going to be out with wine flu.
The leisured classes in every country tend to be less strict about sexual mores than the working classes (WN 794).
The Prime Minister's official residence has become D wning Street, you can buy your books in W terst nes and eat Green & l ck's chocolate for the duration of National Blood Week.
WNs do take longer to set than normal plains.
Thus religious groups that spontaneously arise without government assistance do a better job of inculcating virtues than their government-supported counterparts (WN 792 6).
Thus sumptuary laws are unnecessary because the desire to maintain or increase one's social status will keep most people prudent and frugal (WN 341 6).
Luckily enough, his go-for-broke gonzo performance – as a meth-head embroiled in a botched heist – is one of the best things Wayne Kramer's strung-out collection of deep south underworld stories (released in the US as Pa wn Shop Chronicles) has going for it.
