tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post7462741842271192680..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Some people "reek havoc" with EnglishMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-4739307265202814082012-02-14T23:04:51.241-06:002012-02-14T23:04:51.241-06:00I'm somewhat familiar witih eggcorns, but was ...I'm somewhat familiar witih eggcorns, but was unaware of that site. Tx.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-3229775040977087492012-02-14T22:57:18.350-06:002012-02-14T22:57:18.350-06:00Swift, I think that's an example of "wrou...Swift, I think that's an example of "wrought" being used as the past tense of "work." (like "wrought iron" if I remember correctly)Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-53912863024205632902012-02-14T21:54:39.459-06:002012-02-14T21:54:39.459-06:00M'Stan, do you know about this site?
http://e...M'Stan, do you know about this site?<br /><br />http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/index.php?s=wreak<br /><br />"Reek havoc" is what's known as an eggcorn. This site elucidates a whole batch of them. The link above is to the page with "reek havoc" on it--scroll down to find the entry.Swift Lorisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-60361867665969184342012-02-14T21:52:51.736-06:002012-02-14T21:52:51.736-06:00So did I. As in, "What hath God wrought?"...So did I. As in, "What hath God wrought?"Swift Lorisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-69828827488130722202012-02-14T17:18:57.586-06:002012-02-14T17:18:57.586-06:00Well, sort of... Google Trends displays search tre...Well, sort of... Google Trends displays search trends (i.e. user types in "definitely" or "definately" and the relative number of times that occurs is what your graph shows).<br /><br />Slightly more exact results (+/- within an order of magnitude) can be obtained from the <a href="https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal" rel="nofollow">Google Keyword Tool</a> (as with Google Trends, these figures represent Local and Global searches, not web corpus ngrams).Z. Constantinehttp://blog.operator-speaking.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-54839117708405771542012-02-14T13:11:49.688-06:002012-02-14T13:11:49.688-06:00Here's a way to examine trends in google searc...Here's a way to examine trends in google search terms:<br /><br />http://www.google.com/trends/?q=definitely,+definatelyManpacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507599216375243133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-71205545930088093542012-02-14T12:18:43.924-06:002012-02-14T12:18:43.924-06:00Also, the tool he links to might be useful.Also, the tool he links to might be useful.Jure Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-83619327024635642812012-02-14T12:16:36.383-06:002012-02-14T12:16:36.383-06:00"The “number of results” count that Google gi..."The “number of results” count that Google gives when you search is clearly fabricated."<br /><br />Randall Munroe of xkcd<br />http://blog.xkcd.com/2011/02/04/trochee-chart/Jure Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-52198128940904648322012-02-14T11:07:34.497-06:002012-02-14T11:07:34.497-06:00"wreak
O.E. wrecan "avenge," origi..."wreak <br />O.E. wrecan "avenge," originally "to drive, drive out, punish" (class V strong verb; past tense wræc, pp. wrecen), from P.Gmc. *wrekanan (cf. O.S. wrekan, O.N. reka, O.Fris. wreka, M.Du. wreken "to drive, push, compel, pursue, throw," O.H.G. rehhan, Ger. rächen "to avenge," Goth. wrikan "to persecute"), from PIE base *werg- "to work, to do" (cf. Lith. vergas "distress," vergas "slave," O.C.S. vragu "enemy," L. urgere; see urge (v.)). Meaning "inflict or take vengeance," with on, is recorded from late 15c.; that of "inflict or cause (damage or destruction)" is attested from 1817."<br />from: <br />http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?l=w&p=15&allowed_in_frame=0Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-86960357376217850662012-02-14T10:43:36.540-06:002012-02-14T10:43:36.540-06:00Huh, you learn something new every day. I certain...Huh, you learn something new every day. I certainly thought the past tense was "wrought".Gretanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-71605196861704936402012-02-14T10:39:17.798-06:002012-02-14T10:39:17.798-06:00I don't know of a freely available tool, but I...I don't know of a freely available tool, but I believe language scholars have access to databases of digitized periodicals and the like that they use to count word frequency as a function of time.nolanddahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708768497461983779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-844762946836056842012-02-14T10:36:48.579-06:002012-02-14T10:36:48.579-06:00That's from books, but it will certainly do fo...That's from books, but it will certainly do for a start. Thank you, John.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-87746396387105071812012-02-14T10:07:20.978-06:002012-02-14T10:07:20.978-06:00Calls to mind someone telling me about his band...Calls to mind someone telling me about his band's latest performance many years ago. He said they "reeked" and either my expression or a dramatic pause made him clarify that they "wreaked havoc."a progressive crankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05135136349294909242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-85308859140886499202012-02-14T10:04:06.457-06:002012-02-14T10:04:06.457-06:00Not quite what you're looking for, but a nice ...Not quite what you're looking for, but a nice tool nonetheless: http://tx0.org/v9John Baberhttp://jbaber.freeshell.orgnoreply@blogger.com