Peter Sokolowski
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1,510 appearances
96 recordings
1 series
first heard Jul 2026
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Peter Sokolowski’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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This mark indicates nasality in languages like Spanish and Portuguese.
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When a tilde appears as an independent character,
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It usually means approximately, as in, we'll be there in approximately 30 minutes, indicated by a tilde.
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Here's the word used in a sentence from the Orange County Register.
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Californians with accents, tildes, and other diacritical marks in their names will soon be able to have their vital records accurately reflect their names.
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The terms piña colada and la niña share more than just a cool factor.
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They're both Spanish loan words whose spellings include tildes, those wavy marks which, in these examples, are placed over the letter N to indicate a blend of the sounds N and Y. Tilda is itself a Spanish borrowing rooted in the Latin word titulus, an ancestor of the English words title and titular that means title or inscription.
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The Spanish and English applications of the word tilde are distinct.
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In Spanish, tilde refers most commonly to the accent symbol, while n with a tilde above it is its own member of the alphabet, pronounced ñ.
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In contrast, English speakers use tilde specifically for the aforementioned mark.
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In addition to functioning as a diacritic, that is, a mark placed with a character to indicate pronunciation, the tilde may be used as an independent character to indicate approximation, negation in logic, or similarity in mathematics.
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With your Word of the Day, I'm Peter Sokoloski.
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spelled E-X-P-E-D-I-T-I-O-U-S.
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Expeditious is an adjective.
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It's a formal word that is used to describe someone acting in a quick and efficient way, or something done in such a manner.
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Here's the word used in a sentence from the Los Angeles Daily News.
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Inspectors were on campus Friday afternoon with a certified arborist to determine which trees are protected and the extent to which any damage or removals have occurred, according to the city.
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The city is prepared to conduct this inspection work in an expeditious manner and supports the goal of returning students to a safe campus as soon as possible, the city's statement said.
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Expeditious has had quite the journey through the English language.
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