Tuesday, December 9, 2008

word of the day - dec 9 08

dissever
verb
to separate or part; sever.

i am SO glad i didn't have to learn english as a second language; i'm sure i've mentioned this before. it's so damned complicated! rules were meant to be broken...
this word for instance... we can have:
disagree -> not agree
disrespect -> not respect
disbelieve -> not believe
so... dissever -> not sever? and yet...
why not just save yourself the extra (and oh so tiring - think energy conservation!) syllable and use 'sever' all by itself?

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