Words that don’t mean what they should:

Flint · 02-26-2010, 10:51 AM

indefatigable ... "incapable of being tired out; not yielding to fatigue; untiring"

“fatigable” or fatigue-able, should be “able to be fatigued”
“de-fatigable” should be “unable to be fatigued”
“in-de-fatigable” should be “NOT unable to be fatigued” or “ABLE to be fatigued”

jinx · 02-26-2010, 10:52 AM

crapulence

Pete Zicato · 02-26-2010, 11:00 AM

Trilby · 02-26-2010, 11:01 AM

enbiggen.

jinx · 02-26-2010, 11:01 AM

That's a perfectly cromulent word.

wolf · 02-26-2010, 11:17 AM

I like crenelations.

Undertoad · 02-26-2010, 11:26 AM

casualty

nothing casual about it.

squirell nutkin · 02-26-2010, 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

casualty

nothing casual about it.

Then why are they just laying there, instead of working?

squirell nutkin · 02-26-2010, 12:48 PM

Enervating

lumberjim · 02-26-2010, 12:58 PM

nonplussed

Pie · 02-26-2010, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim

nonplussed

I have been using "somewhat minused" in place of nonplussed.

"ensure" vs. "assure" vs. "insure". You don't know what hell is till you've sat through a 6-hour A-spec review on the relative merits of those three words.

lumberjim · 02-26-2010, 02:06 PM

irrespective

jinx · 02-26-2010, 02:08 PM

irregardless?

lumberjim · 02-26-2010, 02:08 PM

that~!

lumberjim · 02-26-2010, 02:09 PM

<---- irretarded

02-26-2010, 10:51 AM	#1
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Words that don’t mean what they should: indefatigable ... "incapable of being tired out; not yielding to fatigue; untiring" “fatigable” or fatigue-able, should be “able to be fatigued” “de-fatigable” should be “unable to be fatigued” “in-de-fatigable” should be “NOT unable to be fatigued” or “ABLE to be fatigued” __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

02-26-2010, 10:52 AM	#2
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	crapulence __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

02-26-2010, 11:00 AM	#3
Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	__________________ Talk nerdy to me.

02-26-2010, 11:01 AM	#4
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	enbiggen. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

02-26-2010, 11:01 AM	#5
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	That's a perfectly cromulent word. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

02-26-2010, 11:17 AM	#6
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I like crenelations. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

02-26-2010, 11:26 AM	#7
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	casualty nothing casual about it.

02-26-2010, 12:48 PM	#9
squirell nutkin has a second hand user title Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: in a Nut House Posts: 2,017	Enervating __________________ And now I'm finished posting.

02-26-2010, 12:58 PM	#10
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	nonplussed __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-26-2010, 02:06 PM	#12
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	irrespective __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-26-2010, 02:08 PM	#13
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	irregardless? __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

02-26-2010, 02:08 PM	#14
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	that~! __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-26-2010, 02:09 PM	#15
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	<---- irretarded __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

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