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?

With propriety, society.......

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.

inebriety/sobriety/society/propriety (wwh)...

There's variety!

"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.

>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

Dear tsuwm: I really did not mean to offend, but I politely decline to accept your usage in this case.

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?

>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


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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!

I don't wish to sound rude...

...but what in conflation are you guys talking about!!?

I use conflate when I want to leave people wondering exactly what I mean. And I use it properly, i.e. in the sense of melding things together. No one has EVER asked me what I mean ...

And hello to you, too, Keiva! Your verse bears repeating...

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?

...there's a glistening bit of Keiviety!

This is just a bit of whimsy: Why not read Dee-it-ee, Dye-it-ee?

WW

bill, remember this <ahem> discussion? here is a perfect use of the word upon which I stumbled whilst reading during my lunch today:

I deplore the current penchant for literary confession, spawned by our culture's conflation of two radically different concepts: celebrity and stature. - S. J. Gould, Rocks of Ages

(fused and confused :)

Celebrity = fools faces are often seen in public places. Stature = spectacular priapism.

2 : to combine (as two readings of a text) into a composite whole
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sorry, but isn't that gin and tonic??
Two elements (no, not in the chemical sense) combined into a perfect, composite whole!