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Topic Options #18059 - 02/02/01 10:59 AM catachresis Anonymous Unregistered i came across this word today, and was surprised to see that an AWAD search on it comes up empty, since so many of our threads make reference to misused words. according to M-W: Main Entry: cat·a·chre·sis Pronunciation: "ka-t&-'krE-s&s Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural cat·a·chre·ses /-"sEz/ Etymology: Latin, from Greek katachrEsis misuse, from katachrEsthai to use up, misuse, from kata- + chrEsthai to use Date: 1553 1 : use of the wrong word for the context 2 : use of a forced and especially paradoxical figure of speech (as blind mouths) - cat·a·chres·tic /-'kres-tik/ or cat·a·chres·ti·cal /-ti-k&l/ adjective - cat·a·chres·ti·cal·ly /-ti-k(&-)lE/ adverb bridget=) Ipsa scientia potestas est ~Bacon Top #18060 - 02/02/01 11:38 AM Re: catachresis tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 10463 Loc: this too shall pass just to make this a continuing public service thread, OneLook now includes the AHD, with its audio pronunciations! for instance, onelook took me here for catechresis; just click the little speaker icon... http://www.bartleby.com/61/wavs/22/C0152200.wav ohmygawd! what have I done!! Top #18061 - 02/02/01 06:57 PM Re: catachresis wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 So now I know I'm a chronic catachretic.Bill Hunt or should it be catachreticist? Top #18062 - 02/02/01 07:02 PM Re: catachresis wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 Okay, catachrestic. I'm pathetic.wwh Top #18063 - 02/02/01 07:32 PM Re: catachresis wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 After all,if I could get it right, I wouldn't be one.wwh Top Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview Hop to: General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. (have been consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Moderator:  Jackie  Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 8423 Members 16 Forums 13686 Topics 209740 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members teepee, smoothcriminal86, janbra, junebug, Stephen A 8423 Registered Users Who's Online 1 registered (Rhubarb Commando), 45 Guests and 2 Spiders online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) LukeJavan8 85 jenny jenny 67 wofahulicodoc 52 endymion6 45 Rhubarb Commando 35 BranShea 35 Buffalo Shrdlu 19 Jackie 16 zmjezhd 16 Faldage 14 May Su M Tu W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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