Homonyms Today's grammar lesson
#1
Posted 11 November 2003 - 09:43 PM
A lot of people get homonyms confused. Hear's a common mistake:
Demon vs. Daemon
A demon is a nastry creature from Hell that wants to hurt you.
A daemon is a guardian spirit, or at least according to Microsoft Encarta Dictionary.
So either Microsoft lies (and we know they would NEVER do something dishonest), or those daemons you keep running into while playing Quest For the Crown really want to help you.
Also, check out Skoo's guide to homonyms.
Demon vs. Daemon
A demon is a nastry creature from Hell that wants to hurt you.
A daemon is a guardian spirit, or at least according to Microsoft Encarta Dictionary.
So either Microsoft lies (and we know they would NEVER do something dishonest), or those daemons you keep running into while playing Quest For the Crown really want to help you.
Also, check out Skoo's guide to homonyms.
#3
Posted 14 November 2003 - 12:31 AM
Today's homonyms:
Flare vs. Flayer
(This is assuming you have a southern drawl)
Flare, when used as a noun, is a sudden blaze, especially of light. As a verb, it causes a flare.
"The sun flared a final goodbye in the seconds before the Apocalypse."
A flayer is someone who peels skin of a still-living victim.
"The doctor started to cut the skin on my arm like he was going to amputate, but it turn out, he was a flayer."
I felt you needed to know that.
Flare vs. Flayer
(This is assuming you have a southern drawl)
Flare, when used as a noun, is a sudden blaze, especially of light. As a verb, it causes a flare.
"The sun flared a final goodbye in the seconds before the Apocalypse."
A flayer is someone who peels skin of a still-living victim.
"The doctor started to cut the skin on my arm like he was going to amputate, but it turn out, he was a flayer."
I felt you needed to know that.
#5
Posted 14 November 2003 - 08:13 PM
Oxymorons are nice but there's not much meaning to be read into them. "Postal Service". The Post Office wants you to send letters when it would be so much easier to send an email or use UPS or something. If the US was really Communist, they would outlaw UPS and FedEx and other businesses that compete with the Post Office. Where have all the communist values gone?
A bit of trivia about Final Fantasy Tactics: The game didn't have the best translation, so a monster called "Mindflayer", peeler of skin of your mind, got mistransated as "Mindflare", or one who lights up your mind. (The translation wasn't "All Your Base" bad, but it was still pretty bad.)
Also, if Microsoft say that a daemon is a guardian spirit, doesn't that tell you something about Microsoft? And who Microsoft has alliances with? I think it does.
Here's some more muck about Bill Gates.
A bit of trivia about Final Fantasy Tactics: The game didn't have the best translation, so a monster called "Mindflayer", peeler of skin of your mind, got mistransated as "Mindflare", or one who lights up your mind. (The translation wasn't "All Your Base" bad, but it was still pretty bad.)
Also, if Microsoft say that a daemon is a guardian spirit, doesn't that tell you something about Microsoft? And who Microsoft has alliances with? I think it does.
Here's some more muck about Bill Gates.
#8
Posted 19 November 2003 - 11:30 AM
Another confusing pair:
Cause vs. Corrs
(Assuming you have a British accent)
Cause means the reason for an action. It can also mean an undertaking.
"The martyrs died for a lost cause."
Corrs is an Irish pop band. They might have had one or two popular songs once.
"I used to like the Corrs, but they've become so nineties!"
Cause vs. Corrs
(Assuming you have a British accent)
Cause means the reason for an action. It can also mean an undertaking.
"The martyrs died for a lost cause."
Corrs is an Irish pop band. They might have had one or two popular songs once.
"I used to like the Corrs, but they've become so nineties!"
#9
Posted 22 November 2003 - 11:35 PM
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Thirteen and a half.
Twelve jurors,
one judge,
and half a chance.
Twelve jurors,
one judge,
and half a chance.
#14
Posted 09 December 2003 - 11:09 AM
QUOTE (Ninja Duck @ Dec 9 2003, 10:57 AM)
Quiz time!
I lit a _____ to call my allies as I rode my _____ to slay the _____ for a just _____.
Fill in the blanks using th words I've explained above.
I lit a _____ to call my allies as I rode my _____ to slay the _____ for a just _____.
Fill in the blanks using th words I've explained above.
No.
I lit a booger to call my allies as I rode my table cloth to slay the sock puppet for a just cause.
PRECIOUS VELIUS....