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Jan K.
, …
Madhu
63
Jan 18
What is the respectful abbreviation to refer to the deceased people in your family?
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misle
me. I don't think you need to feel any stigmata about it. -- Consistently separating words by spaces became a general custom about the tenth century AD, and
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What is the respectful abbreviation to refer to the deceased people in your family?
Google Translate
misle
me. I don't think you need to feel any stigmata about it. -- Consistently separating words by spaces became a general custom about the tenth century AD, and
Jan 18
occam
, …
Peter T. Daniels
61
8/26/21
Quisling
rhyme with
misle
. >>> Does anyone in BrE-world still use "quisling"? It hasn't >>> been heard here since the 1950s or so. Whereas >>>
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Quisling
rhyme with
misle
. >>> Does anyone in BrE-world still use "quisling"? It hasn't >>> been heard here since the 1950s or so. Whereas >>>
8/26/21
occam
, …
Sam Plusnet
11
6/12/21
Mizzle is back
subject line fooled me. I was expecting a posting on the verb "
misle
". (Which I rhyme with ISIL, approximately.) -- Peter Moylan Newcastle, NSW http://www.pmoylan.org
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Mizzle is back
subject line fooled me. I was expecting a posting on the verb "
misle
". (Which I rhyme with ISIL, approximately.) -- Peter Moylan Newcastle, NSW http://www.pmoylan.org
6/12/21
Horace LaBadie
, …
phil
158
3/16/21
Re: [dict]"epitome"
. Nothing >> unusual. > > Don't
misle
him. Everyone has gaps. -- Grab your lip gloss and your pepper spray, sweetheart. Your date's here. -- Keith Mars
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Re: [dict]"epitome"
. Nothing >> unusual. > > Don't
misle
him. Everyone has gaps. -- Grab your lip gloss and your pepper spray, sweetheart. Your date's here. -- Keith Mars
3/16/21
Yurui Liu
, …
Sam Plusnet
828
1/5/21
chicken(-)fried steak
). > > Perhaps that's why I sometimes have trouble > with the read/red pronunciation, Yes, there are some words that actively
misle
you. -- Peter Moylan Newcastle, NSW
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chicken(-)fried steak
). > > Perhaps that's why I sometimes have trouble > with the read/red pronunciation, Yes, there are some words that actively
misle
you. -- Peter Moylan Newcastle, NSW
1/5/21
skpf...@gmail.com
, …
Athel Cornish-Bowden
174
11/3/20
typical american english over-specification " I'm Gonna need you to go ahead and come in tomorrow"
to "look it up." Fair point. I never looked up the verb "
misle
" in a dictionary, because I was never in doubt over what it meant. -- Peter Moylan Newcastle, NSW
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typical american english over-specification " I'm Gonna need you to go ahead and come in tomorrow"
to "look it up." Fair point. I never looked up the verb "
misle
" in a dictionary, because I was never in doubt over what it meant. -- Peter Moylan Newcastle, NSW
11/3/20
Paul
, …
Anders D. Nygaard
48
1/27/20
Finding the best world or phrase
Sorry, I didn't mean to
misle
you. It was a joke, which makes sense only > if you've heard of Linda Lovelace. But, but ... that was Athel's joke. /Anders, Denmark.
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Finding the best world or phrase
Sorry, I didn't mean to
misle
you. It was a joke, which makes sense only > if you've heard of Linda Lovelace. But, but ... that was Athel's joke. /Anders, Denmark.
1/27/20
David Kleinecke
, …
Athel Cornish-Bowden
741
11/10/18
Coffee House
was deliberately
misle
- > > ading, and he succeeded, > > > > I was not trying to mislead. I was trying to keep the modifications to > your original statement (about
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Coffee House
was deliberately
misle
- > > ading, and he succeeded, > > > > I was not trying to mislead. I was trying to keep the modifications to > your original statement (about
11/10/18
bosod...@gmail.com
, …
CDB
11
2/18/18
i wear sneakers that i can't spit and polish, I can't tell time, and i got nowhere to be...
misled (
misle
+ d) by the way > CDB referred to the cartoon. It was a trap; but what I expected to catch was a correction, not polite concurrence. Maybe there was some point to those periods
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i wear sneakers that i can't spit and polish, I can't tell time, and i got nowhere to be...
misled (
misle
+ d) by the way > CDB referred to the cartoon. It was a trap; but what I expected to catch was a correction, not polite concurrence. Maybe there was some point to those periods
2/18/18
RH Draney
, …
Peter Moylan
52
1/21/18
Words likely to be misparsed
that might
misle
people as to their >> etymology? > >Given the widespread use of "
misle
", I'm surprised that no dictionary >seems to list it as a verb
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Words likely to be misparsed
that might
misle
people as to their >> etymology? > >Given the widespread use of "
misle
", I'm surprised that no dictionary >seems to list it as a verb
1/21/18
Peter T. Daniels
, …
Quinn C
37
11/21/17
BBC: 2 1/2 mistakes in less than 5 minutes
say "
misle
". >>>> >>>> Aren't you forgetting mislé, mîslé and mïsle? There's three more right >>>> there. >>
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BBC: 2 1/2 mistakes in less than 5 minutes
say "
misle
". >>>> >>>> Aren't you forgetting mislé, mîslé and mïsle? There's three more right >>>> there. >>
11/21/17
Berkeley Brett
, …
Janet
862
7/23/17
I have been "summonsed" for jury duty (not "summoned", but "summonsed")
Orally?
Misle
alert! When I read that I wondered what you meant: "Oh, really?" "O'Reilly"? > Summoned. He was summoned, he didn't receive a summons
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I have been "summonsed" for jury duty (not "summoned", but "summonsed")
Orally?
Misle
alert! When I read that I wondered what you meant: "Oh, really?" "O'Reilly"? > Summoned. He was summoned, he didn't receive a summons
7/23/17
HVS
, …
Richard Bollard
14
6/26/17
Mistrial
of a
misle
as well. Each time I see it I try to analyse it as > > ['mɪstrɪəl]. > > Me too. Even now, with the word being repeated in the press, I'm still > not getting
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Mistrial
of a
misle
as well. Each time I see it I try to analyse it as > > ['mɪstrɪəl]. > > Me too. Even now, with the word being repeated in the press, I'm still > not getting
6/26/17
Quinn C
, …
GordonD
329
4/19/17
Neutered child
there's another
misle
. When I were a lad I made no conection between the word on the printed page and the word I heard spoken, though I was conscious that they had the same meaning.
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Neutered child
there's another
misle
. When I were a lad I made no conection between the word on the printed page and the word I heard spoken, though I was conscious that they had the same meaning.
4/19/17
Athel Cornish-Bowden
, …
Robert Bannister
11
3/31/17
Misspelling, mispronunciation
that "
misle
" was a word. > >> I thought I had read somewhere that "mispronounciation" >> was acceptable even though it sounds wrong. -- athel
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Misspelling, mispronunciation
that "
misle
" was a word. > >> I thought I had read somewhere that "mispronounciation" >> was acceptable even though it sounds wrong. -- athel
3/31/17
James Wilkinson Sword
, …
Snidely
281
3/11/17
"Right up your alley"
only rarely
misle
us. >> >> You say that because you rarely encounter new words. For the most part, >> your vocabulary is fixed and has been since you were in your late
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"Right up your alley"
only rarely
misle
us. >> >> You say that because you rarely encounter new words. For the most part, >> your vocabulary is fixed and has been since you were in your late
3/11/17
Tony Cooper
, …
Snidely
69
10/14/16
Marilyn said
have taught me things like the correct pronunciation of "
misle
", but that's a fairly minor detail. -- Peter Moylan http://www.pmoylan.org Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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Marilyn said
have taught me things like the correct pronunciation of "
misle
", but that's a fairly minor detail. -- Peter Moylan http://www.pmoylan.org Newcastle, NSW, Australia
10/14/16
Tony Cooper
, …
Adam Funk
1000
5/23/16
Ticked Off
... > >> Ooops! "led". > > [That]'s one verb that continues to
misle
me. > > But does it ever mislea you? I'd give that a D-minus. -- bill
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Ticked Off
... > >> Ooops! "led". > > [That]'s one verb that continues to
misle
me. > > But does it ever mislea you? I'd give that a D-minus. -- bill
5/23/16
Marius Hancu
, …
charles
12
11/12/15
Porter: mizzle-witted
whether "
misle
" > > >> should be pronounced [maizl] or [mIzl]. It's probably regional, but > > >> we never did pin down what the regions were
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Porter: mizzle-witted
whether "
misle
" > > >> should be pronounced [maizl] or [mIzl]. It's probably regional, but > > >> we never did pin down what the regions were
11/12/15
Lothar Frings
, …
Jerry Friedman
64
10/11/15
"i've learnt/learned"
" would make it clear that > you weren't referring to the verb "
misle
". > Not to be confused with the Divine Missile. -- Robert Bannister Perth, Western Australia
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"i've learnt/learned"
" would make it clear that > you weren't referring to the verb "
misle
". > Not to be confused with the Divine Missile. -- Robert Bannister Perth, Western Australia
10/11/15
Gus
, …
musika
264
5/31/18
How do you pronounce "flaccid"?
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How do you pronounce "flaccid"?
5/31/18
Steve Hayes
, …
Adam Funk
918
1/28/15
Anachonistic words and terms
to "
misle
" (and "redo") and start using it. > Of the alternatives (-i- or -e-), I would prefer "Argentinian" too; but > I use "Argentine
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Anachonistic words and terms
to "
misle
" (and "redo") and start using it. > Of the alternatives (-i- or -e-), I would prefer "Argentinian" too; but > I use "Argentine
1/28/15
Athel Cornish-Bowden
, …
Mike L
365
11/20/14
Getting older
a "
misle
" for some people. > > It's certainly one I've come across before. > I had not seen "morningsome" before either and, in fact, no-one
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Getting older
a "
misle
" for some people. > > It's certainly one I've come across before. > I had not seen "morningsome" before either and, in fact, no-one
11/20/14
David Howard
, …
Bertel Lund Hansen
75
11/2/14
What does "straw man" mean in this context?
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What does "straw man" mean in this context?
11/2/14
Steve Hayes
, …
R H Draney
62
8/31/14
aue dead?
a childhood
misle
: for some time I thought >>>>> "awry" rhymed with "glory". >>>> >>>> Didn't we all? I suspect
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aue dead?
a childhood
misle
: for some time I thought >>>>> "awry" rhymed with "glory". >>>> >>>> Didn't we all? I suspect
8/31/14
Mike Barnes
, …
Wayne Brown
371
9/6/14
"Mild language"
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"Mild language"
9/6/14
Guy Barry
, …
Mike L
828
8/31/14
Childhood misapprehensions
> "
misle
", v. is in the OED. It is an old spelling of "mizzle, v.2". >>> >>> mizzle, v.2 >>> Forms: 15
misle
, 15 mizzel, 16 mizel
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Childhood misapprehensions
> "
misle
", v. is in the OED. It is an old spelling of "mizzle, v.2". >>> >>> mizzle, v.2 >>> Forms: 15
misle
, 15 mizzel, 16 mizel
8/31/14
Berkeley Brett
, …
LFS
87
5/15/14
OT: Natural beauty & evolutionary advantage
chosen to
misle
today's Americans into thinking that the >>> novel is about a meretricious lady? >> >> You're confusing "Wayward Ho".
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OT: Natural beauty & evolutionary advantage
chosen to
misle
today's Americans into thinking that the >>> novel is about a meretricious lady? >> >> You're confusing "Wayward Ho".
5/15/14
Allo
, …
Mike L
43
5/12/14
Again, some sentences, I need also help
'm not at all sure about this, but I suspect either a mechanical addition of the adverb termination, or some kind of
misle
from Finnish ("L1 interference"). -- Mike.
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Again, some sentences, I need also help
'm not at all sure about this, but I suspect either a mechanical addition of the adverb termination, or some kind of
misle
from Finnish ("L1 interference"). -- Mike.
5/12/14
Gus
, …
Mike L
47
5/24/13
How do you pronounce "literally"?
be a
misle
. >> >> >What is a "
misle
"? >> >> >The definition below doesn't seem to fit, and I didn't even know there was >>
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How do you pronounce "literally"?
be a
misle
. >> >> >What is a "
misle
"? >> >> >The definition below doesn't seem to fit, and I didn't even know there was >>
5/24/13