Thursday, December 10, 2009
Annoyance?
My wife, oldest daughter, and myself, make it a point to pick up on things people say incorrectly, and misspellings wherever they may be found. I'm sure we've all been corrected at one time or another on our use of grammar or spelling. In our house, we try to correct the wrongdoing, and make it a point to not err in the future, AND make jest at those who do. One of my favorites (and this is not directed at one single person, but several abusers), is the word 'unthaw'. "I think I'll take the turkey out of the freezer to unthaw it". The word 'thaw', means to become liquid, or soft as a result of warming. By adding the prefix 'un', by definition, one is reversing the process of thawing by freezing. So what you're basically saying is, "I'm going to take the turkey out of the freezer and freeze it". Doesn't make much sense, but it is fun to laugh afterwards.
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