Originally the term implied a distinction between the literate and the illiterate, which carried great weight when literacy was rare.

Originally, it stood for a labialized sound, while ⟨ r ⟩ without ⟨ w ⟩ was non-labialized, but this distinction was lost in most dialects, the two sounds merging into a single alveolar approximant, allophonically labialized at the start of syllables, as in red.

Originally the pile of plush consisted of mohair or worsted yarn, but now silk by itself or with a cotton backing is used for plush, the distinction from velvet being found in the longer and less dense pile of plush.

Originally there was no distinction between an awarded or " set " scrum ( today officially called simply " scrummage ") and a " loose " scrum ( today officially called a ruck in rugby union ).

Originally, there was a distinction between immediate auscultation ( unaided ) and mediate auscultation ( using an instrument ).

Originally opened in 1972, since 2002 it has had the distinction of being the only college exclusively housing postgraduate students ; though postgraduates can be resident in all colleges at the University.

Originally, there was a distinction between Ṭayyibiyyah and the Ḥāfiziyyah, who recognized the Fatimid rulers of Egypt between 1130 – 1169 as legitimate Imāms, not Ṭayyib Abī l-Qāṣim.

Originally a spinoff of another writing universe ( SFStory ), Superguy was a forum for the posting of original, comedic fiction based loosely on superheroes and related concepts, and is one of the first examples of a shared-fiction universe on the Internet .. Superguy has the additional distinction of having been active for over two decades, with new stories posted as recently as 2011.

Originally, the village was known as " Dawson's Bridge " and had the distinction of having ( at one time ) the largest single span stone bridge in Ireland.

Originally it was headerless, being simply 8-bit µ-law-encoded data at an 8000 Hz sample rate.

Originally the term " Bronze Age " meant that either copper or bronze was being used as the chief hard substance for the manufacture of tools and weapons.

Originally made of rock, flint, and obsidian, knives have evolved in construction as technology has, with blades being made from bronze, copper, iron, steel, ceramics, and titanium.

Originally the Principes were armed with a short spear called a hasta, but these gradually fell out of use, eventually being replaced by the Gladius.

Originally each installment of the TWERPS system was sold in a small plastic bag containing an 8-page leaflet, a sheet of cardstock counters to be cut apart, little cardstock hex-maps and a tiny ten-sided die, each being a down-sized imitation of elements often found in larger, more elaborate games.

Originally, attempts were made at velodromes with reputations for being fast ( such as the Velodromo Vigorelli in Milan ).

Originally, The Weakest Link: Champions League, which featured eight players who had won games on the daytime edition, battled off once again for £ 20, 000 ( with a money tree of £ 50 -£ 100 -£ 200 -£ 500 -£ 1, 000 -£ 1, 500 -£ 2, 000 -£ 2, 500 ; with the sixth round being a triple round for £ 7, 500 ).

Originally the conch is portrayed as being very vibrant and colourful, but as the novel progresses, its colours begin to fade, the same way society begins to fade on the island.

Originally she sometimes resented being known as a " sidekick ", but she grew to lead the Scoobies during Buffy's temporary death between Seasons Five and Six.

Originally described in A Guide to the Star Wars Universe in 1984 as being long, Executor-class ships more recently are described as being long.

Originally an idea suggested by producer Irwin Yablans ( titled The Babysitter Murders ), who envisioned a film about babysitters being menaced by a stalker, Carpenter took the idea and another suggestion from Yablans that it take place during Halloween and developed a story.

Originally produced in black and white, in 1957 the show began being recorded on videotape, and it switched to color for the fall 1965 season.

Originally the Hobbits of the Shire swore nominal allegiance to the last Kings of Arnor, being required only to acknowledge their lordship, speed their messengers, and keep the bridges and roads in repair.

Now, the next big thing being worked on is an astonishingly accurate version of the mythic Spa Francorchamps Belgian track with its 1967 sixties layout. Originally, the track included in the game, suffered some unaccuracies. Spa 67 release is expected for 2012.

Originally bought as a yearling in 1966 for 400 guineas (£ 420 ), he passed through various training yards before being bought for 6, 000 guineas (£ 6, 300 ) by Ginger McCain on behalf of Noel le Mare.

Originally the plan was to run GEM on top of CP / M-68K, both ostensibly ported to the Motorola 68000 by DRI prior to the ST design being created.

Originally Milngavie was in the Parish of New Kilpatrick, the church being that of New Kilpatrick in Bearsden, with no formal place of worship in the town until the eighteenth century.

Originally Trumbull County consisted of the entire area of the Connecticut Western Reserve before being divided into smaller counties.

Originally developed in 2000 as a native file format for Radio UserLand's outliner application, it has since been adopted for other uses, the most common being to exchange lists of web feeds between web feed aggregators.

Originally guaranteed three years of funding, the money was handled by the DRB, who was less than impressed with its former " star " going on to greater things while their own funding was being dramatically cut.

Originally Moraga was abundant with pears, however, over the years more houses are being built and it is losing its pear trees.

Originally eclipsing the nearby Appleton settlement because of its proximity to the Rock Island Rail line, Minneola now benefits from being at the intersection of U. S. Routes 54 and 283.

Originally called Paint Lick Station, the town was established in 1834, after being laid out in 1826.

Originally, Ely was home to a number of copper mining companies, Kennecott being the most famous.

Originally, Eddy gave Quimby much credit for his hypnotic treatments of her nervous and physical conditions and initially thought his brand of mesmerism entirely benign.

Originally used to describe record labels, the term became associated with the music they produced and was initially used interchangeably with alternative rock.

Originally a commercial-free cable channel, shows airing during its broadcast day ( which initially ran from 10 a. m .- 10 p. m.

Originally intended initially as a production aircraft, the P-59 nevertheless became an important experimental testbed for jet technology, providing invaluable data for development of later jet airplanes.

Originally known as the Pottsville Eleven, the team was initially an independent team playing in the local eastern Pennsylvania circuit.

Originally for UNIX platforms in 1987, Sybase Corporation's primary relational database management system product was initially marketed under the name Sybase SQL Server.

Originally serving as a buffer territory for France between its more important Vietnamese colonies and Siam, Cambodia was not initially seen as an economically important area.

Originally elected the Commons in the same year as Gordon Brown and Tony Blair he was initially close to both men but over time he became his namesake Brown's staunchest ally, though the two are unrelated.

Originally from Bourdieu, transposable schemas can be " applied to a wide and not fully predictable range of cases outside the context in which they were initially learned.

Originally, the stadium had a capacity of 12, 000, though President Denny initially envisioned a full bowl stadium capable of seating 66, 000 people.

Originally known as The Human Beingz, the band initially featured John " Dick " Belley ( vocals, guitar ), Joe " Ting " Markulin ( vocals, guitar ), Mel Pachuta ( vocals, bass ) and Gary Coates ( drums, later replaced by Mike Tatman.

Originally called ModPlug Tracker, it was initially developed as a plug-in named MOD Plugin for Internet browsers, to allow users to listen to music modules ( for example, IT, XM, S3M, and MOD ) present in some websites.

Originally nicknamed " the deuce ," ESPN2 was initially branded as a network for a younger generation of sports fans featuring edgier graphics as well as extreme sports like motocross, snowboarding, and BMX racing.

Originally released as a high fidelity consumer record player, it quickly became adopted among radio and club disc jockeys, thanks to the direct drive high torque motor design, making it, initially, suitable for pushbutton queuing and starting of tracks on radio.

Originally slated for a September 30, 1996 release in North America, the game was initially delayed to January 1997.

Originally known as Speedball, the character was created by artist Steve Ditko and writer Tom DeFalco, initially as a candidate for Marvel's separate New Universe imprint.

Originally Cubley consisted of the few houses now situated on the southern edge of the village and the associated nearby farms and Cubley Hall ( initially a farm and country residence, then an orphanage and now a pub, restaurant and hotel ).

Originally illustrated by Hal Forrest and initially distributed by John Wheeler's Bell Syndicate and then by United Feature Syndicate, the strip had a 14-year run from 1928 to 1942.

Originally Pohjola rose to fame as the bass player of the Finnish progressive rock band Wigwam, but he soon departed on a solo career, initially releasing Frank Zappa-influenced progressive rock albums.

Originally planned for release on 3DO's M2 console, the game initially had a much darker tone.

Originally headquartered in Washington's " Newspaper Row " on Pennsylvania Avenue, Tate initially gave the paper the name The Daily Evening Star, and it would be renamed several times before becoming Washington Star by the late 1970s.

Originally intending to become an artist, he initially trained for three years at the Royal Academy.

Originally manufactured in Nelson, Lancashire they were devised by Thomas Fryer and Edward Smith MD in the mid-19th century and were initially made by hand to ensure that each sweet contained the correct amount of therapeutic ingredients ; ether, liquorice and chloroform.

Originally called Île Saint-Paul in honour of the founder of Montreal, Paul Chomedey, sieur de Maisonneuve, the island was initially acquired by 1634 by Jean de Lauzon, future governor of New France.