=SDC= Q46: Roots
Jerry Friedman
bright images, are we not enticing your mind from another subject of
almost equal importance?"
Which is the odd word out in this, and why?
--
Jerry Friedman, T. O. Panelist
Sproz
wrote:
"But", which Wimsey misses out when he quotes it, in "Busman's
Honeymoon".
Coming to the SDC very late this year - damn google groups!
Mark
CDB
> On Aug 22, 11:15 pm, Jerry Friedman <je...@totally-official.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> "But however entrancing it is to wander unchecked through a garden
>> of bright images, are we not enticing your mind from another
>> subject of almost equal importance?"
>>
>> Which is the odd word out in this, and why?
>>
>> --
>> Jerry Friedman, T. O. Panelist
>
> "But", which Wimsey misses out when he quotes it, in "Busman's
> Honeymoon".
>>
Poison_ (except that one edition has the "but" in Wimsey's voice and
starts quotation marks right after it; but another has the whole thing
without quotes). Thank you, GoogleBooks.
CDB
> "But however entrancing it is to wander unchecked through a garden
> of bright images, are we not enticing your mind from another
> subject of almost equal importance?"
>>
> Which is the odd word out in this, and why?
>>
it puts the whole burden of direction on "from"; a lot to ask of a
synonym of "attract" which originally meant "set on fire".
msh210
> "But however entrancing it is to wander unchecked through a garden of
> bright images, are we not enticing your mind from another subject of
> almost equal importance?"
>
> Which is the odd word out in this, and why?
Her ring was of the deepest ruby.
Michael Hamm
TO Panelist
Vinny Burgoo
Her lipstick glistened red; her ring glittered with diamonds.
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VB
T. O. Panellist
Mike Lyle
wrote:
(Totally OT, and improper: A friend worked for the electricity board,
dealing with requisitions for parts, including bearings for the spinny
bits on meters. He had to ask a colleague to explain "bottom jewel".
"Those," he was told, "are for the Maharajah's bum-boy.")
--
Mike.
Vinny Burgoo
Misdirection.
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VB
T. O. Magician
Vinny Burgoo
>On Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:55:47 +0100, Vinny Burgoo <hlu...@yahoo.co.uk>
>>>On Aug 22, Jerry Friedman, TO Panelist, abed:
>>>> "But however entrancing it is to wander unchecked through a garden of
>>>> bright images, are we not enticing your mind from another subject of
>>>> almost equal importance?"
>>>>
>>>> Which is the odd word out in this, and why?
>>>
>>>Her ring was of the deepest ruby.
>>
>>Her lipstick glistened red; her ring glittered with diamonds.
>
>(Totally OT, and improper: A friend worked for the electricity board,
>dealing with requisitions for parts, including bearings for the spinny
>bits on meters. He had to ask a colleague to explain "bottom jewel".
>"Those," he was told, "are for the Maharajah's bum-boy.")
(Too posh for a golden rivet?)
This is an etymological question. Only nine words are significant.
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VB
T. O. Deherringiser
Jeffrey Turner
Miss Anna Direction?
--Jeff
Vinny Burgoo
Whoops!
Ten.
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VB
T. O. Innumerator
msh210
> bright images, are we not enticing your mind from another subject of
> almost equal importance?"
>
> Which is the odd word out in this, and why?
I think you mean:
Which is the odd word out in this, and why?
Michael Hamm
TO Panelist
the Omrud
"of", because it's the only repeated word.
--
David
James Hogg
"Unchecked" is the only word with a root that does not come from either
Old English or Latin.
--
James
Jerry Friedman
> Vinny Burgoo wrote:
> > In alt.usage.english, Mike Lyle wrote:
> >> On Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:55:47 +0100, Vinny Burgoo <hlu...@yahoo.co.uk>
> >>> In alt.usage.english, msh210 wrote:
> >>>> On Aug 22, Jerry Friedman, TO Panelist, abed:
> >>>>> almost equal importance?"
>
> >>>>> Which is the odd word out in this, and why?
>
> >>>> Her ring was of the deepest ruby.
>
> >>> Her lipstick glistened red; her ring glittered with diamonds.
>
> >> (Totally OT, and improper: A friend worked for the electricity board,
> >> dealing with requisitions for parts, including bearings for the spinny
> >> bits on meters. He had to ask a colleague to explain "bottom jewel".
> >> "Those," he was told, "are for the Maharajah's bum-boy.")
>
> > (Too posh for a golden rivet?)
>
> > This is an etymological question. Only nine words are significant.
>
> "Unchecked" is the only word with a root that does not come from either
> Old English or Latin.
That's a very interesting fact that the Panel overlooked. However,
the answer is "odd", the only word in the relevant sentence that's
from Old Norse rather than Old English.
--
Jerry Friedman
James Hogg
Cunning. Constantinople is a very long word. How do you spell it?
As for the Fukushima question, I can get "Fukushima nuclear power
station" out of the letters, but I am left baffled with H I A C I D I.
--
James