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Strange that today's wwftd, inebriety, seems to be the only word to rhyme with...sobriety! And, as inebriate is a kin and root to the former, ergo, is sobriate then another word for unfuzzle?
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With propriety, society.......
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today's wwftd, inebriety
strange that you would conflate wwftd with awad -- what *have you been drinking? as for me, I would never, ever use such a mundane and worthful word for my diurnal offering.
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inebriety/sobriety/society/propriety (wwh)...
There's variety!
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"strange that you would conflate wwftd with awad --"
He didn't conflate, he confused.I don't wish to sound rude, but when I looked up conflate, it means mix in the sense of putting two things into one container.
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>I don't wish to sound rude
not only was it rude, but the word was carefully chosen to give him the benefit of the doubt; i.e., that he has purposely combined or fused the two -- but he was probably just confused.
1. To bring together; meld or fuse: “They ingeniously conflated other characters and incidents to provide an opéra-comique setting” (Andrew Porter). 2. To combine (two variant texts, for example) into one whole. AHD
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Dear tsuwm: I really did not mean to offend, but I politely decline to accept your usage in this case.
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Teresa says, inebriety/sobriety/society/propriety ... variety!
Good to say, "Hiya,T! There's no impiety in the contrariety carpals display. Still, I've anxiety. Each notariety Has reached satiety surely, I pray?
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>I politely decline to accept your usage in this case.
here's something you might want to take up with M-W as well:
conflate \kn-flAt\ conflated conflating [L conflatus, pp. of conflare to blow together, fuse, fr. com- + flare to blow more at blow] (1610) verb transitive 1 a : to bring together : fuse b : confuse 2 : to combine (as two readings of a text) into a composite whole
(C) 1996 Zane Publishing, Inc. and Merriam-Webster, Incorporated
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strange that you would conflate wwftd with awad -- what *have you been drinking? as for me, I would never, ever use such a mundane and worthful word for my diurnal offering.Many apologies for insulting your Royal Unworthfuless, tsuwm! I was in a hurry and, obviously, my mind did a flip on today's two site offerings. I won't let it happen again, I promise!
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