misnomer 'misconception'

[Jonathan Lighter]

Fritz, you speak the tired language of yesterday. Nowadays you'd get the salad.  See, "substitute" means "replace."  "Can I substitute the fries?" "Of course. Would you care for a salad?  Or baked sweet potato?"

In the words of Dave Barry, "I am not making this up."

JL

FRITZ JUENGLING <juengling_fritz at SALKEIZ.K12.OR.US> wrote:
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>Note too that "substitute for" is now used generally for "replace with,"
>as in "You can substitute the fries for a salad," meaning just the opposite
> of what you'd exspect.

OK, from this statement, I think I am going to get fries, not a salad.
So, what do I get?
Fritz

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