OT: Quick Break. "Sacreligious"? NOT!

[Kibitzer]

Recently one of our really astute BY posters expressed his concern that his mild criticism of a Husky might be considered to be "sacreligious." Good thought but incorrect spelling.

Strange but inexplicably true, The antonym of religious is not sacreligious, but sacrilegious. Honest! [Note the illogical reversal of the i's and e's.]

This tiny tidbit is useful only when placing a bar bet with an irreverent English teacher.

All in BY fun, and more enjoyable than Margo's bathroom rants.

Anyone know any other quirky spellings? (Don't everybody speak at once.)

 

[cockhrnleghrn]

The exceptions to the "i before e, except after c" rule, such as weird and feign.

 

[Kibitzer]

The exceptions to the "i before e, except after c" rule, such as weird and feign.

. . . and height and weight. Reign and rein. Foreign.

 

[JordyG]

. . . and height and weight. Reign and rein. Foreign.

I will not deign to deem a response.

 

[JordyG]

I will not deign to deem in response.

 

[trb123]

1. Edmund Spenser dedicated "Faerie Queene" to Elizabeth I, the defendour of faith.

2. Pilipino, Cabool and Tokio. Kib would be familiar with these. They were used regularly from 1920s thru the 40s.

3. A classmate of mine (from the Indian subcontinent) was fed up with my use of the word Aluminum.
Once our conversation went like this.
"Why can't you say Aluminium?"
"Like Platinium?"
"That's the only exception. Not a very good example."
"How about Lanthanum?"
"If you can come up with one more example, I will withdraw my objections to Aluminum."
"Molybdenum."

 

[JordyG]

1. Edmund Spenser dedicated "Faerie Queene" to Elizabeth I, the defendour of faith.

2. Pilipino, Cabool and Tokio. Kib would be familiar with these. They were used regularly from 1920s thru the 40s.

3. A classmate of mine (from the Indian subcontinent) was fed up with my use of the word Aluminum.
Once our conversation went like this.
"Why can't you say Aluminium?"
"Like Platinium?"
"That's the only exception. Not a very good example."
"How about Lanthanum?"
"If you can come up with one more example, I will withdraw my objections to Aluminum."
"Molybdenum."

M-m-m-m. Coffee. Good.

 

[Kibitzer]

1. Edmund Spenser dedicated "Faerie Queene" to Elizabeth I, the defendour of faith.

2. Pilipino, Cabool and Tokio. Kib would be familiar with these. They were used regularly from 1920s thru the 40s.

3. A classmate of mine (from the Indian subcontinent) was fed up with my use of the word Aluminum.
Once our conversation went like this.
"Why can't you say Aluminium?"
"Like Platinium?"
"That's the only exception. Not a very good example."
"How about Lanthanum?"
"If you can come up with one more example, I will withdraw my objections to Aluminum."
"Molybdenum."

These comments are too scientific and foreign to me.

 

[cockhrnleghrn]

The reign in Spain falls mainly on the plain.

 

[grizz36]

Hey, Kib! While you're acting as the spelling police, why not begin working on Tony? That should be a tuff task!!!

 

[Kibitzer]

Hey, Kib! While you're acting as the spelling police, why not begin working on Tony? That should be a tuff task!!!

Grizz, I may be able to work an occasional miracle, but I am not The Lord.

 

[huskyd]

Grizz, I may be able to work an occasional miracle, but I am not The Lord.

I believe we've just returned to sacrilegious. How did you bring this full circle, Kib?

 

[Kibitzer]

I believe we've just returned to sacrilegious. How did you bring this full circle, Kib?

Same way that I miraculously persuaded you to spell it correctly.

 

[DaddyChoc]

I always get Gino and Geno mixed up

 

[ThisJustIn]

Cover your bases and spell in Geino

 

[alexrgct]

The real question for this thread is being able to distinguish between "screligious" and "anathema".

Questioning Geno is sacrilege. Predicting a Uconn loss is anathema. The difference between the two? I couldn't say here...