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Word meanings you have got wrong

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
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Anyone believed a word means something else?
For years I believed Vivid mean Vague.
And I used to think Impish meant I looked like an elf!

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    When I was about ... fifteen I didn't know what lucrative meant, until someone told me. I'd been using it for ages, thinking I was cool :o
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I've probably done it loads of times, but this made me remember - a few weeks ago my boyfriend was using loads of new words.

    I recognised a ew, and I must of looked a bit lost, because he repeated himself.

    My answer: "OK, fine, if you really think the dog is voluptuous then fair enough."
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Cruit, A potato product.
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    Indrid ColdIndrid Cold Posts: 16,688 Skive's The Limit
    VinylVicky wrote:
    Anyone believed a word means something else?
    For years I believed Vivid mean Vague.
    Yeah, I used to think the same... :D
    And I used to think Impish meant I looked like an elf!
    It doesn't??? :crazyeyes
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Impish can mean someone looks elfin... It also has other meanings like 'playfull'
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I thought sensible meant sensitive... cos it mean that in french too I guess...
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    Indrid ColdIndrid Cold Posts: 16,688 Skive's The Limit
    nihilisticmadman wrote:
    I thought sensible meant sensitive... cos it mean that in french too I guess...
    Well, I used to think "sympathetic" meant "likeable" and "pathetic" meant "passive", because that's what they mean in greek.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Indrid Cold wrote:
    Well, I used to think "sympathetic" meant "likeable" and "pathetic" meant "passive", because that's what they mean in greek.
    Hang about, who's Indrid Cold
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    i always used to call flap jacks, flat jacks. i'd never seen the world written down, and i had just been miss hearing everyone for years
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    i used to think that available was avaiNable because i had never seen it written down.
    And I used to think Impish meant I looked like an elf!

    so did i until about 15 seconds ago
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    In Northern Ireland, ignorant means selfish but it really means stupid.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    turlough wrote:
    In Northern Ireland, ignorant means selfish but it really means stupid.
    i could have sworn it meant taking no notice lol
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I have big problems with condone and condemn. :(
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    VinylVicky wrote:
    i could have sworn it meant taking no notice lol

    It does, doesn't it?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    chaos_insomniac wrote:
    It does, doesn't it?
    omg like....chaos is back!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    turlough wrote:
    In Northern Ireland, ignorant means selfish but it really means stupid.

    Ignorant does not mean stupid...
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Ballerina wrote:
    omg like....chaos is back!

    Aye. Been lurking in the shadows for a bit. But once again boredom beats me, kicks me and drags me by the hair back here. Wonderful :p
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    Indrid ColdIndrid Cold Posts: 16,688 Skive's The Limit
    Jarvey Of Suburbia wrote:
    Hang about, who's Indrid Cold
    http://vbulletin.thesite.org.uk/showpost.php?p=1643158&postcount=4
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    katralla wrote:
    Ignorant does not mean stupid...

    Yes it does you silly ignorant fool.

    http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=ignorant
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I don't think lacking in education or knowledge means you're stupid. To me intelligence is an ability to absorb and use information presented to them in an effective way, not to simply know stuff.
    Yup, just looked on that dictionary site and the first definition is 'The capacity to acquire and apply knowledge'.

    Anyway, back to the original point, I have a norwegian friend who is apparently having a leaving work 'due' soon... I guess that's another one she's only heard and not seen written down...
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