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I recently read across what must be my all-time favorite misused word . . .coming soon, I hope, to an Eps book review.


To set the scene, the author is describing the large fields and stadiums in major league baseball that were being replaced through the decade of the 1960s:

"They had almost identical dimensions and artificial turf. Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati replaced Crosley Field, Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh made carnivorous Forbes Field obsolete, and Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia led to the wrecking-ball destruction of old Connie Mack Stadium."

Oh my gawd . . .. I was ready to rate it 'Not Helpful' . . .but I was laughing too hard.

Just in time for the players and fans in Pittsburgh I am sure..!!


And he repeats the word/meaning later in the book..!!


Anyone have one (or more) of their favorites to quote or paraphrase..??



...tom...
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Carnivorous? What does he really mean?
:laugh:

I won't include a quote because I feel guilty picking on people like this--heaven knows I muss up my words often enough--but yesterday I was reading a review of an adventure/gorefest movie and the reviewer wanted to comment on some of the dialogue.

Without exactly quoting them I'll invent a sentence that mimes the error:

"This character gives many stirring speeches. Scripturally, he reminds me of Shakespeare's King Henry."

I haven't laughed so hard at something I read on epinions in a long time.

I very nobly, and with confidence in karmic reciprocity, declined to take the flub into consideration when I rated.

-Andy

The one that makes me smile is "bare with me." I keep mumbling "No. You go right ahead, but I prefer to keep my socks on."

My second favorite would have to be the misuse of "literally." When a reviewer said she "literally died" at the humor in the book, it made me wonder about how many ghosts are writing at Epinions.

Best "vintage" favorite has to be from Robert Browning's poem Pippa Passes:

Then owls and bats
Cowls and t***s
Monks and nuns in a cloister's moods
Adjourn to the oak-stump pantry

Robert Browning didn't have a dictionary, so he had an excuse. (Browning didn't know the meaning of the word, but the Eps Word Filter apparently does, as it is an "unacceptable" word.) That has to be the ultimate - having your "bad word" pointed out to students in Literature classes for decades after your death.

Seen recently:

"A few minor spelling errors but their easy to point out."

Reminds me of the MD who named his dog Physician so he could say, "Physician! Heel thyself!"

-30-

rex

Ok, I tried really hard not to post this. Yeah right - I tried for the entire six seconds it took to open another browser window, but this really, really belongs in this thread (and I don't know if we can put links in, but I'll try anyway):

Internet Access Captcha

I don't suppose we could get EPs to add one of these to the sign up page?

I wonder if this brilliant new technology could be adapted as a plug-in for PowerPoint. I've been to more than one conference that ought to have filtered its presenters this way.

-Andy

CDM72 wrote a review on a book full of these, such as eyes popping "extraneously" and lungs fulling with "innovativeness."

http://www1.epinions.com/content_308312051332

LOL I think I may have to read that book just so I know for a fact there is something worse than "The Amityville Horror" out there, it sure does make for an entertaining review reading about authors my high school English teacher would have flunked.

The carnivorous field brings several images to mind, including one from Star Wars and one from Stephen King's Cell

To be fair, I'm throwing in one of my most embarassing typos that I failed to notice in a proof-read...when referring to particular tests, I accidentally wrote about conducting testes (might be interesting to see I'll admit, though the orchestra would have to be small).

Irregardless


Don't know why, it just annoys me. I guess that makes it my least favorite wrong word.

I like some of the new words though, like truthiness.