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for some reason, today's #3 word at OneLook® is 'trepidacious', which (as noted here previously) should prolly be spelled 'trepidatious', if it has to be spelled at all. http://www.onelook.com/wotd.shtml
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Uh huh. So why'd they use both spellings in the same article? Perry: “Yeah. Yeah. I'm a little trepidatious about the future. And you know, what's in store business-wise, I suppose.”
Couric: “Are you scared?”
Perry: “But see, I chose trepidatious.”
Couric: “Okay, sorry.”
Perry: “I'm trying to sound smart.”
Couric: “I try to use easier, monosyllabic words.”
Perry: “Yeah, see, I even put glasses on for this.”
After "Friends," you can still expect to see Matthew making occasional cameos on "The West Wing.” This spring he co-stars in "The Whole Ten Yards," and next year he'll star in a movie with his dad. Yes, they're playing father and son. But if Matthew Perry's still “trepidacious,” here's why.
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>why'd they use both spellings in the same article?
I. good point, nancy
B. they couldn't figure it out either
iii. is it because it's a transcription? or is it because..
THEY'VE GOT BLINDERS ON!? :-/
{sorry about that outburst; lost control there for a second.}
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THEY'VE GOT BLINDERS ON
Their proofreaders did, for sure.
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Google hits: 485 for trepidacious; 2,190 for trepidatious. Onelook hits: Sorry, no dictionaries indexed in the selected category contain the word trepidatious; We found one dictionary with English definitions that includes the word trepidacious. Guess whose it was?! 
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yep, back when it first appeared as wwftd I used the -cious spelling because that's what VR used in their "Worst Words" list. I plan to update the index so as to not depend on OneLook's spelling guess.
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What is the difference in meaning between trepid and trepidatious? What does to trepidate mean?
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>What is the difference in meaning between trepid and trepidatious?
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Then I'd vote for trepid because more pompous asses (viz. the candlemaker) would think it not a word and opt for trepidatious. Intrepidatiously, jheem.
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Trepid sounds like it's a humorous back-formation from intrepid, so I'm with you, nuncle.
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I'm a little luke-warm on the whole thing...
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