55: february Feb 1, 2015

Hello all, and happy first day of February. The word 'February' comes from Middle English 'feverer', based on Latin 'februarius', from 'februa', the name of a purification feast held in this month.
The word 'February' can be pronounced with a silent 'r', due to the nature of the word, and the difficulty that comes with pronouncing it phonetically. This does not mean that pronouncing the 'r' would be correct or incorrect, because both are acceptable.
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