Now, how many ... (was careen vs. career)

[Jonathan Lighter]

If I meant something like "swerve violently," I'd always use "careen."  If I
meant "rush headlong," I'd probably use "career" in writing but something
else entirely in speech - something like "rush headlong."

JL



On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 6:13 PM, Benjamin Barrett <gogaku at ix.netcom.com>wrote:

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> I would use careen in conversation and writing.
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> The word careen is of special interest to me as I was caught writing "the
> dolls careened off the shelves" not too long ago. FWIW, BB
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> On Nov 28, 2009, at 3:52 PM, David Barnhart wrote:
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> > How many would use _career_ over _careen_ in conversation, given the
> > closeness of their meanings?
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