A list of 7 words by pedalinfaith.
- awesome appears on 99 other lists
- unique appears on 54 other lists
- ironic appears on 36 other lists
- literally appears on 31 other lists
- lay appears on 29 other lists
- unforeseen appears on 5 other lists
- comprise appears on 53 other lists
pedalinfaith Oh, the inhumanity! Oh, the opprobrium! Definitely goes on the list. Dec 18, 2006
asativum Comprise is often misused in place of compose. Comprise means to be composed of, or to contain/embrace -- so to use an example from the American Heritage (fourth edition, quotes from bartleby.com): "The traditional rule states that the whole comprises the parts and the parts compose the whole. In strict usage: The Union comprises 50 states. Fifty states compose (or constitute or make up) the Union." Dec 18, 2006
pedalinfaith I haven't heard that one blundered. How have you heard people misusing 'comprise'? Dec 18, 2006
asativum How about comprise? Dec 14, 2006
inkhorn I would rather go down in history as someone who "gained ironic status"... Dec 13, 2006
pedalinfaith Hi, pamelad. I work in the computer world and study the history and psychology of religion as a side interest. So, yeah, I see icons too. Everywhere. But do you find that people use this word to mean something other than what it is? Dec 13, 2006
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I'm sick of icons and things that are iconic. Icons are everywhere. Dec 7, 2006