Also with “nannies” and “Nannie’s” , per your other post.
Bisexual: sexually or romantically attracted to both men and women, or to more than one sex or gender
Buy sex, you-all: what a Southern prostitute says
Oh ouch. I was playing and didn’t have bad intentions thanks for pointing out my error.
Haha you’re right. I shouldn’t criticize anyone, even in jest. I am frequently wrong and make mistakes often. I feel really bad in hindsight.
Yes, don’t we all!
mite: a tiny insect
might: physical strength; past tense of “may”
persevere: to continue steadfastly in a purpose, state, condition, or course of action, especially in the face of difficulties
perseverate: to repeat a response after the cessation of the original stimulus
colophon: a finishing touch, the note left by a printer or scribe
colophony: rosin
rosin: residue left after the distillation of oil of turpentine from crude turpentine
resin: a viscous hydrocarbon secretion of many plants [e.g., turpentine]
Here is a word one can easily misinterpret, and the socio/political results make it so it is never used at all!
The “N-Word” - The meaning of which we all know and will not ever utter or even write.
“Niggard” or it’s adjectival form, “niggardly” - The noun names a person who is very tight with money.
Something I see on travel messageboards:
sights [in this context] the things/buildings/museums/galleries that people travel to see
sites: the locations of buildings or events (usually where little or no trace remains of what might once have been a sight to see)
cites: what dopers demand if you make an extraordinary claim
That reminds me of one I genuinely confused growing up:
Cited: Of an inspection: issued a recorded document as being in violation of a code.
Sided: Of a house: having its sides redone, installed, or worked on.
My father said he had the house “sided” and I though that meant the village inspector came through and he failed some ordinance, but he meant the house was getting work done on it.
haply: by luck, by chance
happily: with pleasure, fortunately, aptly, willingly, haply
Haptic: sensory feedback involving touch.
bullion: precious metals in bars or ingots
bouillon: a kind of soup
personal: of, or relating to, a person
personnel: a body of persons
sax: woodwind instrument
seax: knife
sacks: bags
sacs: biological pouches
perspicacious: having keen insight, said of people
perspicuous: easy to understand, said of ideas or explanations
Saxon - those guys who use the seax
Pacific: peaceful.
Pacifistic: Advocating for peace.