Ossetian

Nobody has ever turned to a friend and said, excuse my ossitation, but the word exists, sitting quietly in medical dictionaries, waiting for anyone curious enough to look it up.

The etymological trail from Ghanian to Ossetian to the modern yawn traces a path through centuries of human language, and it is worth noting that virtually every language has a word for this act, reflecting its universality in human experience.

What happens during a yawn is far more complex than it appears from the outside.

A single yawn involves the coordinated movement of muscles in the jaw, face, throat, chest, diaphragm, and abdomen.

When in his old age he was reduced to poverty, a popular subscription was taken among the children of England, and a goodly sum was given to him as a token of their affection.

I'm But a Stranger Here by Thomas Rawson Taylor Born at Osset in Yorkshire, England, young Taylor received his earlier education at the Free School, Bradford, and at Leaf Square Academy, Manchester.

At the age of 15, he entered a merchant's office and later a printing establishment where he worked until he was 18.

His religious experience was so vital that he decided to leave business and enter the Christian ministry.