greetings, word lovers:.
in my job, i work with words and wrangle them into shape, well, in a manner of speaking.
one word might be mistaken for another, a word with either a similar or identical sound.
LoveUni:
Thanks for the gift . . .
On an episode of Da Vinci's Demons, a Yiddish-speaking Jew was fleeing a band of German-speaking thugs. A witness to this event -- a blind man -- heard them yell out halt and, later, heard them shout whoa.
I'll have to find my notes on this. A major point in the plot bore on the fact that they were speaking those identical "English" words, but in German and Yiddish.
greetings, word lovers:.
in my job, i work with words and wrangle them into shape, well, in a manner of speaking.
one word might be mistaken for another, a word with either a similar or identical sound.
freddo:
Good question!
I recall this point in connection with propane tanks, formerly marked as inflammable, but due to confusion on the part of the citizenry, the companies marked their tanks flammable. Some took in(flammable) to mean NOT flammable.
I'll look further. The above was an explanation I remember from my youth.
greetings, word lovers:.
in my job, i work with words and wrangle them into shape, well, in a manner of speaking.
one word might be mistaken for another, a word with either a similar or identical sound.
Excellent, LoveUni!
Did I get these correct? It can be confusing even for us native-born citizens!
overtake (to catch up with and pass, In the USA, we drivers pass a vehicle; I believe in Australia, when I was driving, I overtook a vehicle.)
take over (verb: to seize control)
takeover (noun: a seizure, as by force)
It's like every day and everyday getting confused.
greetings, word lovers:.
in my job, i work with words and wrangle them into shape, well, in a manner of speaking.
one word might be mistaken for another, a word with either a similar or identical sound.
Thanks, Syl:
What you posted is well within parameters!
Just like the misuse of "begging the question" (not raising the question, but asking for proof of the assertion), and misspelling of "just deserts" (not "desserts").
greetings, word lovers:.
in my job, i work with words and wrangle them into shape, well, in a manner of speaking.
one word might be mistaken for another, a word with either a similar or identical sound.
Oh, yeah!
Another one, stillin:
The diminutive but quick-witted boy quashed all the verbal arrows slung his way with snappy rejoinders. (not squashed)
does the rank and file or the elders view us as disassociated or disfellowshipped or simply "weak" or possibly a "prodigal son" type?.
Last year's RC lambasted the inactive and suggested that the publishers should avoid close association with them, even if they are family members. -- EdenOne
Inactive ones are treated with suspicion and don't expect to be invited to social gatherings. Not that any inactive one would like to be in the midst of mindless robots. -- krismalone
Since it's official, I see everything much more clearly now.
greetings, word lovers:.
in my job, i work with words and wrangle them into shape, well, in a manner of speaking.
one word might be mistaken for another, a word with either a similar or identical sound.
crews (teams)
cruz (cross, in Spanish)
cruise (ocean-bound trip)
cruse (earthenware vessel, as in the OT "widow's cruse")
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invade (overrun, infiltrate)
inveighed (railed against, with hostility)
greetings, word lovers:.
in my job, i work with words and wrangle them into shape, well, in a manner of speaking.
one word might be mistaken for another, a word with either a similar or identical sound.
Time flies like an arrow.
Fruit flies like a banana. -- Landy
COOL!
greetings, word lovers:.
in my job, i work with words and wrangle them into shape, well, in a manner of speaking.
one word might be mistaken for another, a word with either a similar or identical sound.
Thank you, fellow word identifiers, for your entries! I'm enjoying them.
Happy lexicographic trails!
greetings, word lovers:.
in my job, i work with words and wrangle them into shape, well, in a manner of speaking.
one word might be mistaken for another, a word with either a similar or identical sound.
You're welcome, Terry, and thank you for your post.
Through the work of editing a courtroom thriller, my client gave me THE BEDFORD BIBLIOGRAPHY for TEACHERS OF WRITING, Fourth Edition, by Patricia Bizzell and Bruce Herzberg.
Likewise, I was gobsmacked that there is so much more underlying the theory and practice of writing. Similar to your entries, there is concern not to hurt the feelings of "basic writers," et al.
My already overloaded brain is in overwhelm mode . . .
