tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post5939469863103344570..comments2024-03-28T14:11:02.991-04:00Comments on Still Writing: Language of Confusion: Liar, LiarJ E Oneilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09780097298061829471noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-22434769732632110302013-09-20T22:17:39.767-04:002013-09-20T22:17:39.767-04:00I avoid those words whenever possible.
It's i...I avoid those words whenever possible.<br /><br />It's interesting how some things came to us from Saxon. I remember seeing something about two languages existing side by side, and English ending up with all the words, giving us oh so many synonyms (sick and ill, for example).Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-14994564757040862672013-09-20T21:48:21.228-04:002013-09-20T21:48:21.228-04:00Like William: avoid the problem by avoiding those ...Like William: avoid the problem by avoiding those blasted words! :-) Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-49711122778396774852013-09-20T12:48:03.343-04:002013-09-20T12:48:03.343-04:00Hah! I reminded of the conversations I have with m...Hah! I reminded of the conversations I have with my hubby--the way his mind works and how he reaches various thought processes. <br /><br />Evolution is a funny thing, eh?Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-69932762664518923452013-09-19T19:53:10.733-04:002013-09-19T19:53:10.733-04:00I hate the lay-lie conundrum. I go out of my way t...I hate the lay-lie conundrum. I go out of my way to avoid using those words in writing.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-78912499286308548892013-09-19T18:50:37.076-04:002013-09-19T18:50:37.076-04:00Hey, UT Austin linguistics! I have a minor from th...Hey, UT Austin linguistics! I have a minor from that department. :)Suhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862479925124552922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-40080836584231045472013-09-19T15:51:53.878-04:002013-09-19T15:51:53.878-04:00I still have to stop and think about these two. Ug...I still have to stop and think about these two. Ug. You think after THAT many years, someone would have come up with a solution. Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-27635054119798919512013-09-19T11:28:18.158-04:002013-09-19T11:28:18.158-04:00Lay and lie are easy to confuse. I've done it....Lay and lie are easy to confuse. I've done it.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-6673897122657883392013-09-19T10:15:45.964-04:002013-09-19T10:15:45.964-04:00I hate lay and lie. It's one of those I actual...I hate lay and lie. It's one of those I actually have to look up a lot even though I know how they work. Sometimes, I still get them wrong.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.com