The Times - commonly misused words

Jay Mandal

Jay Mandal

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article2317177.ece

Commonly misused words.

Clarissa

Loved your comment at the end of the article, Jay!
Having said that, thanks for this. I missed it and found it interesting enough to bookmark for in depth reading later!

Jay Mandal

Thanks, Clarissa. It's from the short story, 'Slubberdegullion'.

Carol

Yes, I liked the comment too Jay.
I've saved the piece to read in detail later. Thanks.

Isabella King

The Reader's Digest Mag has a regular feature in which it gives a word likely to be misused and then offers four choices for its meaning. Here ar a couple from this months -
PARSE -
a: to slice
b: debate
c: analyse
d: read

TANGENT -
a: straight line
b: sharp smell
c: temptation
d: prolific Talkbacker

Isabella King

Sorry Jay, I didn't get as far as your comment before I was reminded of the Reader's Digest thingy.

I seem to remember you mentioning the word 'quite' in another thread.

Jay Mandal

OK.

Highlight web address (drag mouse?)
Press copy
Go to the box for www. addresses
Press paste
Press enter/return

Et voila!

If you have any trouble with the above, just shout.

Island Girl

The web-site is saying it's busy so I'll try later.
(Actually, I'll rephrase that because the site isn't saying anything - it's a web-site - it doesn't speak.)

Carol

When I was trying to post the tracking cookie info I kept getting cannot display the page messages, but could see the main list okay.
I logged out and back in.

dorothyd

I got that the website was busy when I tried earlier but I just got there and had a look. Very interesting. Liked your comment, Jay and loved the one from the guy in Germany, very clever indeed.

Tessa Tangent

Ha ha, Isabella, I think I am ALL those things at various times.... the sharp smell probably occurs first thing in the morning after my shower when there is a slice of Sure crossed with my Scent of the Day (often amber oil, Anais Anais or Clinique's Aromatics Elixir) in the air around me :O)

You are so succinct, Jay... and so right. 

Tessa Tangent

PS Jay - it just occurred to me that, in my world, when Paul (my fiance) remarks to Steve (his mate and customer) that his car "is f****d, mate", he means that it's quite beyond repair...