Comments on: Etymological Embarrassables http://blog.oup.com/2007/06/confusable/ Academic insights for the thinking world. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:48:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Thomas Milo http://blog.oup.com/2007/06/confusable/comment-page-1/#comment-174029 Thomas Milo Sat, 18 Sep 2010 05:13:34 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/2007/06/confusable/#comment-174029 I hasten to add that "dag" in the sense of gathering exists/survives exclusively in de Dutch expression "Poolse landdag", a chaotic political gathering, in an allusion to Polish history. I hasten to add that “dag” in the sense of gathering exists/survives exclusively in de Dutch expression “Poolse landdag”, a chaotic political gathering, in an allusion to Polish history.

]]> By: Thomas Milo http://blog.oup.com/2007/06/confusable/comment-page-1/#comment-174028 Thomas Milo Sat, 18 Sep 2010 05:08:05 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/2007/06/confusable/#comment-174028 Dutch Riksdag should be rijksdag (no capital and with the Dutch letter double I). As a Dutch word it does not exist other than to paraphrase German Reichstag. Dutch Riksdag should be rijksdag (no capital and with the Dutch letter double I). As a Dutch word it does not exist other than to paraphrase German Reichstag.

]]> By: Vocabulary Blog » Blog Archive » Etymological Fail http://blog.oup.com/2007/06/confusable/comment-page-1/#comment-146933 Vocabulary Blog » Blog Archive » Etymological Fail Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:11:53 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/2007/06/confusable/#comment-146933 [...] - a found an explanation of this one here, although etymologists aren’t positive that they’re [...] [...] – a found an explanation of this one here, although etymologists aren’t positive that they’re [...]

]]> By: Terry Collmann http://blog.oup.com/2007/06/confusable/comment-page-1/#comment-16359 Terry Collmann Thu, 12 Jul 2007 16:01:33 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/2007/06/confusable/#comment-16359 <blockquote>Anatoly looks as confusables</blockquote> What, like 'at' and 'as'?

Anatoly looks as confusables

What, like ‘at’ and ‘as’?

]]> By: John Cowan http://blog.oup.com/2007/06/confusable/comment-page-1/#comment-12202 John Cowan Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:46:46 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/2007/06/confusable/#comment-12202 Martin Luther, we are told, was sentenced to death by a diet of worms. Martin Luther, we are told, was sentenced to death by a diet of worms.

]]> By: Mindy http://blog.oup.com/2007/06/confusable/comment-page-1/#comment-12199 Mindy Wed, 27 Jun 2007 18:53:46 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/2007/06/confusable/#comment-12199 Good to hear I'm not the only one who still gets confused by "affect" and "effect"!!! Good to hear I’m not the only one who still gets confused by “affect” and “effect”!!!

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