# Words one can get confused **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 18, 2022, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-one-can-get-confused/971772 "2022-09-18T20:10:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 738
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2023, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-one-can-get-confused/971772/738 "2023-12-23T16:37:44Z")
> [@Do not swing Plumbbob Squarepants!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-swing-plumbbob-squarepants/173834): > > My Dad travelled a lot when I was a kid. He also used to work long hours. Always though, we as children were included when he was home. He’d make a big point of taking me to Great Eastern if he needed a wrench, and he’d ask my advice and make me feel important. Going out for a hamburger or a sandwich was always a big deal. If he was doing some simple household chore we were always included, even if doing so meant that the simple task took two or three times as long. I never realized or tho… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-one-can-get-confused/971772)._