[NPPF] Canto Three: The Catholic stuff.. hyewhades

[Michael]

The blue jays confused Zoyd's dream and gave it a different hue, and it's impossible that Zoyd's favorite colors are the day-glo green and (what) the kid exhibits, oh though you may check that.    m
 
Main Entry: con�fuse 
Pronunciation: k&n-'fy�z
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): con�fused; con�fus�ing
Etymology: back-formation from Middle English confused perplexed, from Middle French confus, from Latin confusus, past participle of confundere
Date: 14th century
1 archaic : to bring to ruin
2 a : to make embarrassed : ABASH b : to disturb in mind or purpose : THROW OFF
3 a : to make indistinct : BLUR <stop confusing the issue> b : to mix indiscriminately : JUMBLE c : to fail to differentiate from an often similar or related other <confuse money with comfort>



David Morris <fqmorris at yahoo.com> wrote:

--- s~Z wrote:
> >>>Seems you are confusing my refusal to leave obvious error (hue = shade)
standing with "my confusion." I seriously doubt VN would be that sloppy with
his word play.<<<
> 
> I am just noting that you claim only one definition for hue.
> 
> It is not sloppy that VN may have used another correct definition, namely
'hue' as 'shade, or gradation of color.' It's right there in the dictionary,
and in common usage. "2b" in Websters and "2" in American Heritage. Why is it
sloppy to use one of those definitions?

It's sloppy and weak. Definition "2B" is sloppy, as in, a deterioration of
language, but by all means, you've a right to it.

DM

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