tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post6011125218863943703..comments2024-03-28T14:11:02.991-04:00Comments on Still Writing: Language of Confusion: -Cise, Part IJ E Oneilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09780097298061829471noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-8927648900365340472018-07-13T23:35:37.374-04:002018-07-13T23:35:37.374-04:00I'm not clear: Do these all have a Latin root ...I'm not clear: Do these all have a Latin root cise that mean to cut?Mark Muratahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03562597698193306363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-67920666114046234282018-07-12T19:59:17.822-04:002018-07-12T19:59:17.822-04:00The stupidest origin for a word? Oh, really? I kin...The stupidest origin for a word? Oh, really? I kind of doubt that.<br /><br />And precis makes me think of a rhetorical precis which is something they're making the high school kiddos do nowadays. Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-31809947163507820482018-07-12T14:17:02.969-04:002018-07-12T14:17:02.969-04:00So a tax tax...So a tax tax...Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-17589777254187152972018-07-12T11:56:14.835-04:002018-07-12T11:56:14.835-04:00Concise and excise- how often do we use them?Concise and excise- how often do we use them?William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-7843281925274909082018-07-12T05:46:23.176-04:002018-07-12T05:46:23.176-04:00Ironically if you look up the word precise, all th...Ironically if you look up the word precise, all the definitions mean exact, specific, etc. rather than anything to do with cut off.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-2685174549291265152018-07-12T04:56:51.819-04:002018-07-12T04:56:51.819-04:00So precise is a longer way of saying cut short? S...So precise is a longer way of saying cut short? Sometimes English just makes no sense..Kate Larkindalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06202347563426692610noreply@blogger.com