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

[Jonathan Lighter]

The very point of so much communication.

JL

On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 6:43 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Well, of course, if you merely wanted to make yourself clear. But not
> if you wanted to play your listeners.;-)
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> > 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."
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> > JL
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> > On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 6:13 PM, Benjamin Barrett <gogaku at ix.netcom.com
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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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