tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post7064900114061712684..comments2023-11-03T03:07:25.408-07:00Comments on The Lyon's Tale: WNW: Homophones the SequelAnnette Lyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12493583432919249814noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-39115928771338904122011-06-21T20:57:00.220-07:002011-06-21T20:57:00.220-07:00Only you would go wild over a book about confusing...Only you would go wild over a book about confusing words...all the more reason why I love ya!<br /><br />(And I got the book back from my buddy so I can get it back to you soon.)Jessica G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10641255166732692924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-27473576413875088022011-06-20T07:26:59.830-07:002011-06-20T07:26:59.830-07:00Confession--I did originally have PHASED, and I fi...Confession--I did originally have PHASED, and I fixed it.<br /><br />Here's the thing--I have never claimed to have an error-free blog, and I reserve the right to screw up here and there. I do know the difference between the words, but it's not uncommon for my fingers to tap out the wrong one (then my brain has to go into higher gear to catch it and fix it).<br /><br />I may be a Word Nerd, but I'm also human. :)Annette Lyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12493583432919249814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-23374908327485173392011-06-20T06:38:03.449-07:002011-06-20T06:38:03.449-07:00Thank you, myimaginaryblog. I kept going back over...Thank you, myimaginaryblog. I kept going back over that trying to figure out what I was missing. Phased and fazed are confused all the time, but I was 100% certain that Annette used it correctly. Maybe I'm not going crazy, after all.Sarah M Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08496833468568204150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-36243897495276385212011-06-17T23:48:24.459-07:002011-06-17T23:48:24.459-07:00Helena, I hate to break it to you, but fazed (&quo...Helena, I hate to break it to you, but fazed ("to cause to be disturbed or disconcerted; daunt: The worst insults cannot faze him"--from Dictionary.com) is the correct word as she used it. (Unless she said "phase" and has since corrected it.) A phase is a period of time or a stage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-76803760972924416582011-06-17T11:03:29.218-07:002011-06-17T11:03:29.218-07:00As an editor, the pair I see MOST misused by clien...As an editor, the pair I see MOST misused by clients (including in books that I'm doing a final proof on) is THEN/THAN.Lu Ann Brobst Stahelihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14551298104018237327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-67166621400950752392011-06-17T09:24:41.713-07:002011-06-17T09:24:41.713-07:00Wow, I found a repeatedly misused word on your blo...Wow, I found a repeatedly misused word on your blog! Do I get a prize?Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11584075071891748174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-72572310440561413932011-06-17T09:02:00.148-07:002011-06-17T09:02:00.148-07:00How about phase/faze (as in "no longer fazed ...How about phase/faze (as in "no longer fazed us"--I just spotted that in your previous post. ;)Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11584075071891748174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-21887297255445975412011-06-16T14:23:39.826-07:002011-06-16T14:23:39.826-07:00Oo, wait, just thought of another one:
threw/thro...Oo, wait, just thought of another one:<br /><br />threw/through<br /><br />would/wood<br /><br />I'm sure I can come up with more.T.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09686063961881406987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-88707849491541508482011-06-16T13:55:08.959-07:002011-06-16T13:55:08.959-07:00I almost wrote tie, when I meant Thai. So here you...I almost wrote tie, when I meant Thai. So here you go:<br /><br />tie/ThaiT.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09686063961881406987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-58585107204548275412011-06-16T11:25:20.535-07:002011-06-16T11:25:20.535-07:00Also: I know you've seen this before, but sinc...Also: I know you've seen this before, but since some of your writer-friends won't have, and since it features one of your examples above, I can't resist <a href="http://myimaginaryblog.wordpress.com/2010/11/19/quid-essential-nanowrimo-tips/" rel="nofollow">re-sharing this one</a>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-69769715322225916422011-06-16T11:18:07.127-07:002011-06-16T11:18:07.127-07:00Well, I'll be--Dictionary.com says that sickin...Well, I'll be--Dictionary.com says that sicking is a valid spelling. I guess I'll have to go scratch that one off my list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-67764002158699363742011-06-16T11:12:50.748-07:002011-06-16T11:12:50.748-07:00As you might guess from my malaprop-collecting hob...As you might guess from my malaprop-collecting hobby, I truly have NO difficulty with any of these. I know I'm bragging, but it's true. I just see them as different words. Lose/loose, which is as common as dirt on the internet, particularly baffles me. The two words don't even sound the same!<br /><br />I had an English professor who said she thought there was a gene for spelling, and either you have it, or you don't. I think that might be true. (I do have a few common words I can't spell. Usually it's the double-letter ones that get me--it always takes me several tries to spell "unnecessary.")<br /><br />Since I haven't made any worthwhile contribution here yet, I'll go dip into my malaprop list:<br /><br />siccing (as in to sic a dog on someone) vs. sicking<br /><br />marshal/martial<br /><br />coy/koi<br /><br />tick/tic<br /><br />And I have so many more. I'm VERY long overdue for a malaprop post. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-11527852256374033262011-06-16T10:28:18.832-07:002011-06-16T10:28:18.832-07:00This is good stuff. I have no additional peeves on...This is good stuff. I have no additional peeves on this subject, but it bugs me when people say "There's seven chairs in there." <br /><br />Gah.JaredNGarretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09811123893472925841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-47909430110702948432011-06-16T10:27:07.450-07:002011-06-16T10:27:07.450-07:00Gee, Sarah, you left off the one that most people ...Gee, Sarah, you left off the one that most people get wrong:<br /><br />Sarah/Sara (I mean, really!)<br /><br />But, there's also:<br /><br />here/hear<br /><br />weigh/way<br /><br />scent/cent/sent<br /><br />I'm sure I'm missing other awesome ones.T.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09686063961881406987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-29573437940365994522011-06-16T10:23:28.435-07:002011-06-16T10:23:28.435-07:00Thanks for all those Sarah!
*frantically taking ...Thanks for all those Sarah! <br /><br />*frantically taking notes*Annette Lyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12493583432919249814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-59383456221704142902011-06-16T10:22:45.662-07:002011-06-16T10:22:45.662-07:00dual/duel (and you have to throw in "duly&quo...dual/duel (and you have to throw in "duly" because I see it written as "duely"/"dualy")<br /><br />compliment/complement<br /><br />reek/wreak (while Reek Havoc would make an excellent name for an Axe Body Spray scent, it makes me twitch hardcore when I see it outside that potential context)<br /><br />waist/waste<br /><br />loose/lose (not the exact same sound, but confused all the time)<br /><br />Someone stop me!!Sarah M Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08496833468568204150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-62457016996180213532011-06-15T19:31:47.238-07:002011-06-15T19:31:47.238-07:00I don't use discrete, either.
I'm always ...I don't use discrete, either.<br /><br />I'm always amazed at how many errors of this sort one sees in the blogosphere and elsewhere.<br /><br />=)Susan Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16049586085703324088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-78513495049410106662011-06-15T18:21:02.098-07:002011-06-15T18:21:02.098-07:00Ooh, ooh, ooh! And roll/role -- I get those wrong ...Ooh, ooh, ooh! And roll/role -- I get those wrong ALL THE TIME!Sarah M Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08496833468568204150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-22666814187209480022011-06-15T18:20:07.859-07:002011-06-15T18:20:07.859-07:00How 'bout latter/ladder and shutter/shudder an...How 'bout latter/ladder and shutter/shudder and pedal/peddle/petal. I always have to look up those last three to make sure I'm using the correct spelling--I can never remember which is which.Sarah M Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08496833468568204150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-25872228281643760992011-06-15T14:18:41.342-07:002011-06-15T14:18:41.342-07:00Honestly, I have always thought that discrete was ...Honestly, I have always thought that discrete was an archaic spelling of discreet. Perhaps because I only seem to come across it in novels written more than 100 years ago.Lara Neveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351324888724799014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-1746190254758725682011-06-15T14:03:29.527-07:002011-06-15T14:03:29.527-07:00Phew! I am not guilty of misusing any of these. ...Phew! I am not guilty of misusing any of these. But, I have to admit, I did not know the word "discrete".Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660156433881882098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-79814151463524849812011-06-15T13:34:25.848-07:002011-06-15T13:34:25.848-07:00I think the only one I don't really use is dis...I think the only one I don't really use is discrete. I had to think about when I would actually use that version.Kristina P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16144488639100871226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-52576046980442371022011-06-15T13:23:50.260-07:002011-06-15T13:23:50.260-07:00Oh man. The more I learn, the more I confuse mysel...Oh man. The more I learn, the more I confuse myself with homophones. Discrete/discreet is one I pause over, too (which is silly, because how often do I use "discrete"?). I've never really thought about bolder and boulder being confusing. But I probably will now for the rest of my life.<br /><br />You've probably seen this before but here's alot: http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.htmlJordan McCollumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16523599384793856702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-72540698926960368822011-06-15T13:03:37.917-07:002011-06-15T13:03:37.917-07:00I see the past/passed mix up allot. (Ha.)I see the past/passed mix up allot. (Ha.)Melanie Jacobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02489615939726209573noreply@blogger.com