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AWAD Intro
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19 Feb 2006
The word sextet has nothing to do with sex, unless of course, the six people
in question engage in some questionable calisthenics. That's what the English
language does -- often leading us on, only to make things limpid in the end.
There we go again.
Take the word friable, for instance. All the evidence leads us to suggest
this word could be used to refer to raw potato chips. But in truth,
something friable is that which could be easily crumbled. Well, it could
be used to refer to potato chips, after all.
This week we visit these red-herring words, words with meanings that are
not the first things that come to mind. (limpid = clear)
made me laugh.
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