On 10/16/2011 11:23 AM, Chris Barker wrote:
> My use of the word "cross" was intended to be understatement, Moose :-)
>
> I agree with you entirely about the threat to old words. But we are losing
> words today through misuse. Witness the (metaphorical) destruction of
> "literally", used now as a form of emphasis. But without that meaning we
> have no other word to replace it.
>
> "Wroth" looks rather like "wrath", including the pronunciation.
Same root, wrath is more recent, I think. Also, wroth is and adjective only,
while wrath, although more commonly used as
a noun, may also be an adjective.
No Wroth Moose
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