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Want to help to redefine a word? Now there is a deep and metaphorical thought in there somewhere right? The Big Word Project hopes so as they are the ones who have assigned this task to themselves. All you do is pick a word, any word and then link it to your web site. Your web site in turn, then becomes the new definition.
Where is the catch? Well each word will cost you $1 per letter. So if I wanted to buy the word awesome, it would cost me $7. Now we have seen the "charge a little ‘bit of money for the big advertising" deal before, but at least Paddy and Lee (the two guys behind the project) are trying to put a new spin on an old idea.
Right now they have 2,160 active words and counting. Want to add yours as number 2,161? Also be sure to stay tuned to their blog which has some pretty solid content if you want to watch their progress with this unique idea.
I am far from being your perfect example of a writer. I love to write but I am a horrible speller. I don’t think that a misuse many words, but I could be wrong. Just in case, I found this interesting list of common words that often get people confused.
core/corps/corpse
Apples have cores. A corps is an organization, like the Peace Corps. A corpse is a dead body, a carcass.
You Can’t Eat Your Cake and Have it Too
The original and only sensible version of this saying is “You can’t eat your cake and have it too,” meaning that if you eat your cake you won’t have it any more. People get confused because we use the expression “have some cake” to mean “eat some cake,” and they therefore misunderstand what “have” means in this expression.
breath/breathe
When you need to breathe, you take a breath. “Breathe” is the verb, “breath” the noun.
Frankenstein
“Frankenstein” is the name of the scientist who creates the monster in Mary Shelley’s novel. The monster itself has no name, but is referred to popularly as “Frankenstein’s monster.”
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