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"letdown" is different from "let down"
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/letdown

Interesting...

I don't have time to cite this right now, but the word "orange" used to be "gnorange." It became "orange" when people would say, "a gnorange" quickly; thus, the the resulting sound is similar to "an orange." Go ahead, say it "ou tloud,"
"a gnorange."
It's understandable how it was misinterpreted. Same thing happened to poor "gnapron."

Also, think about this word carefully if you feel bored: unzippable. What does it really mean?

is letdown a noun and let down a verb?

yay, I'm right.

another good site with a ton of stuff like this: http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html

I think the title of this thread is a somewhat dissatisfactory useage of such a favorite phrase, Lucas. Perhaps you would consider changing "edit your profile" to "words to know" :-D

Yeah!

:)

i'm sure ttf users want things to be even more esoteric

haha

acme, n. -- one that represents perfection of the thing expressed

before today, i just thought it was the company from which wile e. coyote bought his trickster materials.

perhaps "ttf project" should be renamed "acme symposium software."

I like this thread.