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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Can anyone offer/proffer me an answer? #17322 01/27/2001 9:45 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 328 Eastern Pennsylvania Rapunzel enthusiast Rapunzel enthusiast Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 328 Eastern Pennsylvania I have long wondered about the difference in meaning or usage of the words offer and proffer. My Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary hasn't given me a satisfactory answer, so I thought one of you might be able to. Any takers? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Can anyone offer/proffer me an answer? Rapunzel 01/27/2001 9:45 PM Re: Can anyone offer/proffer me an answer? Anonymous 01/27/2001 10:54 PM Re: Can anyone offer/proffer me an answer? Rapunzel 01/28/2001 7:31 PM Re: Can anyone offer/proffer me an answer? maverick 01/29/2001 4:09 PM Re: Can anyone offer/proffer me an answer? Anonymous 01/29/2001 5:35 PM Re: Can anyone offer/proffer me an answer? RhubarbCommando 01/30/2001 9:54 AM Re: Can anyone offer/proffer me an answer? maverick 01/30/2001 12:30 PM Re: Can anyone offer/proffer me an answer? Capital Kiwi 01/31/2001 9:40 AM Re: Can anyone offer/proffer me an answer? Marianna 01/31/2001 10:21 AM Re: Can anyone offer/proffer me an answer? Max Quordlepleen 01/29/2001 6:11 PM Re: Can anyone offer/proffer me an answer? maverick 01/29/2001 6:41 PM Re: Can anyone offer/proffer me an answer? Max Quordlepleen 01/29/2001 7:50 PM Moderated by  Jackie  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... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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