First, let’s deal with the pronunciation. There are two ways of pronouncing this word. Some people pronounce the `y’ is like the `i’ in `sit’, `bit’, and `fit’, while others pronounce it like the `y’ in `my’ and `by’.
The meeting of two lovers at an appointed time is called a `tryst’; the word is considered literary. There is a tendency nowadays to use the word to mean `appointment’.
*Rahul, if you don’t hurry you’ll be late for the tryst. Never keep a girl waiting. *”Ladies and gentleman, we have a tryst with destiny”, said the speaker.
Source: The Hindu ‘Know Your English’ Series, December 12, 2005
The meeting of two lovers at an appointed time is called a `tryst’; the word is considered literary. There is a tendency nowadays to use the word to mean `appointment’.
*Rahul, if you don’t hurry you’ll be late for the tryst. Never keep a girl waiting. *”Ladies and gentleman, we have a tryst with destiny”, said the speaker.
Source: The Hindu ‘Know Your English’ Series, December 12, 2005
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