Okay, you're the word person here. Why is "conflated" not in the dictionary, and what the hell does it mean?
AND ANOTHER THING. :) Whence comes "vetted"? That's not in the dictionary either, but I swear to God, the political weenies down here would shrivel up and die if they couldn't say "vetted" or "the vetting process."
You need a new dictionary, my dear! My first choice is Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. Do not be fooled by other "Webster's" dictionaries -- anyone can call their dictionary "Webster's"; you want the one published by Merriam-Webster. My second choice is The American Heritage Dictionary, published by Houghton Mifflin. Those words are in both:
"conflate" means to bring together, to combine, to fuse
"vet" means to subject [someone] to evaluation or appraisal; nowadays it usually means to check someone's background and credentials, as for a job or an appointment -- or a blind date!
Hi all. What's another word for Thesaurus?
I am from Panama and bad know English, tell me right I wrote the following sentence: "Well the coach or epidemic will be the other coach, with such years having a same lace."
Thank you so much for your future answers ;-). Rich.
Oh, I just love this new word. Thanks!!
Posted by: Rebecca | July 11, 2007 at 09:08 PM
Good word... do Rich Hall (Sniglets) and Tim Kazurinsky (SNL's Dr. Jack Badofsky) collect royalties for these?
Posted by: Loren | July 11, 2007 at 10:06 PM
And if the clothes need to be washed, it should be called "flaundry."
Posted by: Elena | July 12, 2007 at 11:40 AM
Okay, you're the word person here. Why is "conflated" not in the dictionary, and what the hell does it mean?
AND ANOTHER THING. :) Whence comes "vetted"? That's not in the dictionary either, but I swear to God, the political weenies down here would shrivel up and die if they couldn't say "vetted" or "the vetting process."
I demand answers.
Posted by: mommyralf | July 12, 2007 at 01:47 PM
You need a new dictionary, my dear! My first choice is Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. Do not be fooled by other "Webster's" dictionaries -- anyone can call their dictionary "Webster's"; you want the one published by Merriam-Webster. My second choice is The American Heritage Dictionary, published by Houghton Mifflin. Those words are in both:
"conflate" means to bring together, to combine, to fuse
"vet" means to subject [someone] to evaluation or appraisal; nowadays it usually means to check someone's background and credentials, as for a job or an appointment -- or a blind date!
Posted by: Karen | July 12, 2007 at 02:37 PM
Hi all. What's another word for Thesaurus?
I am from Panama and bad know English, tell me right I wrote the following sentence: "Well the coach or epidemic will be the other coach, with such years having a same lace."
Thank you so much for your future answers ;-). Rich.
Posted by: Rich | September 05, 2009 at 04:31 AM