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Thread #61061   Message #980774
Posted By: katlaughing
10-Jul-03 - 03:37 PM
Thread Name: BS: Crossword puzzles & rotten word usage!
Subject: RE: BS: Crossword puzzles & rotten word usage!
But it does in those languages which have their basis in Latin, surely, esp. Spanish, at least from what I saw in a quick search. Ah, well, doesn't really matter. Thye love to throw in obscure words. One the other day was a clue of "prayer." The answer was "orison." How often does one see that!

More of today's irritations, first two are in the dictionary:

C - take heed A - reck (which becomes obvious, as related to "reckon" but who ever says "You'd better reck?!)

C - crippler   A - maimer (I can just see the headlines "Cops Catch Hillside Maimer!)

C - artful dodger   A - finesser (!arrgghhh!!)