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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (60043)	12/12/2012 8:27:27 PM
From: Maurice Winn	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

Peter, contrary to your accusation, it was you who misused words. It puzzles me why people are so reluctant to say "Oh yes, that is right. Thanks for pointing it out." I find SI good for identifying gaps in my knowledge and thinking. There's a large collection of smart people who know a lot of things. It can even save one a load of money if one's mistakes are related to investment. Your mistakes were not typos, which are very easy to make. They were mistakes like "tow the line" [one of my favourites] and "viola" which is another good one. I can't recall a big list of them now, but there are lots. Another one is "could care less". Oh yes, "baited breath" and ... "one foul swoop" - I asked Google and found some more [some of which I have not read] democraticunderground.com Cringe-worthy Words and Phrases They could barely make mince meat Low self of steam Whoa is me He?s in tensive care Escape goat use to I could care less Tow the line Taken for granite A mute point I did a complete 360 on the issue Baited breath Chomping at the bit In one foul swoop Butt naked Pre-madonna excedra expresso supposably Irregardless Pacifically Walla (voila) or viola Administrate Orientate Certificated Could of/ should of/ would of A new leash on life alot libary Febuary for all intensive purposes prostrate instead of prostate low and behold awhile contex "up on" instead of "upon" beyond the pail less we forget/unless we forget/least we forget per say Here, here! I should have did that I should've went Doggy Dog rod/rot iron rain of terror shined instead of shone Another thing coming Point of you tender hooks contra section conversate hisself noone fixin' to exscape hew and cry snuck instead of sneaked heart-wrenching instead of heart-rending (or worse, heart-rendering) full proof "to pay in the rear" instead of "to pay in arrears" on accident (as a parallel construct to 'on purpose') world wind (whirlwind) snuck hard road to hoe (row) cut to the chase (cut through the chafe) griss for the mill (grist) begs the question (misused, not 'wrong') cut the mustard (muster) went missing (disappeared) sneaking suspicion (sinking) Different than (from) ice tea (iced) iced cream (ice) reign in gotten Send in the calvary! on guard (engargde) based off of (based on) if and when unless and until obligated (obliged) Nauseous (nauseated) anchors away (aweigh) meteoric rise (meteors fall) commander and chief Free reign bald faced lie almost exactly with au jus drownded towing the line Running the Gauntlet (Gantlet) * common useage these days or confuse these for each other: Decimate / obliterate Flounder / founder Disinterested / uninterested Loose / lose dilemma / quandary to / too hanged / hung Affect / Effect weary / wary bawling / balling piqued / peeked / peaked eminent / imminent bearing / baring / barring flair / flare exuberant / exorbitant lay / lie / laid / lain discrete / discreet its / it's there / they're / their your / you're oral / verbal Statute / Statue threw / though seen / scene capitol / capital sell / sale site / sight faze / phase Marshall law flaunt the law tenant / tenet then / than jibe / jive less / fewer ideal / idea whenever / when myriad / many shined / shone invite / invitation moral / morale weak / reek brake / break peddle / pedal seen / saw seen / scene Conscious / conscience succeed / Secede imply / infer drug / dragged dissent / descent / decent sleighs / slays born / borne compliment / complement Mqurice