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Donna Richoux
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 1:28 am
Post subject: Re: What's there to wreak? |
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Pat Durkin <durk183@sbcglobal.com> wrote:
| Quote: | "Donna Richoux" <trio@euronet.nl> wrote in message
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Tony Cooper <tony_cooper213@earthlink.net> wrote:
Ah, but Charles, you can get in the eggcorn list by saying that the
boil on your bum caused you to be wreaked with pain.
Aren't wrack and rack confusing enough?
And wreak and reek?
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Hmm.
"wreak havoc" 1,580,000
"wreck havoc" 138,000
"reek havoc" 55,800
"wreek havoc" 1,350
"wrack havoc" 444
Oh, and I found 36 hits for "(wreak OR wreaked) miracles".
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Ray Heindl
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 3:49 am
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"TakenEvent" <lightbulbsnickety@chartermi.net> wrote:
| Quote: | "Wreaked terror" gets 201 Google hits.
"Wreak terror" -- 12600.
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Googling for [wreak -havoc] found this:
"Labuan ~ Wreak Diving
Wreak diving enthusiasts can dive on four wreaks of the islands of
Labuan, each one having a different character. These wreaks are
suitable for both beginners and the more serious divers
Four shipwrecks has been identified: two from World War II and two from
the 1980's. These ships lie in 100 to 115 feet of water with the top
portions at 25 to 75 feet. Visibility varies greatly from season to
season and is anywhere from 20 feet to 70 feet. These wreaks are named
'Cement wreak', 'American Wreak', 'Australian Wreak', and 'Blue Water
Wreak'. The type of diving on these wreaks ranges from novice to
serious penetrations into the hulls."
<http://www.abcmalaysia.com/tour_malaysia/lab_wrkdives.htm>
I can't figure out how they substituted "wreak" for "wreck" so many
times. Maybe multiple spellcheckos? Or maybe "wreak" is the local
term for it.
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Ray Heindl
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Robert Bannister
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 6:46 am
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Charles Riggs wrote:
| Quote: | On Sat, 5 Nov 2005 23:45:27 +0100, trio@euronet.nl (Donna Richoux)
wrote:
TakenEvent <lightbulbsnickety@chartermi.net> wrote:
"Witziges Rätsel" <zer@roer.com> wrote in message
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Has anything ever been wreaked besides havoc?
"Wreaked terror" gets 201 Google hits.
"Wreak terror" -- 12600.
Carnage, destruction, damage, pain, devastation, catastrophe, and
tragedy.
I've never heard or read "wreaked damage", "wreaked pain", or "wreaked
tragedy". All of them look quite silly to me, so I can hardly imagine
anyone using them.
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I've very rarely heard "wreaked" at all. Most people seem to use
"wrought" even though that is from another verb.
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Charles Riggs
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 8:07 am
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On Sun, 6 Nov 2005 12:30:49 +0100, trio@euronet.nl (Donna Richoux)
wrote:
| Quote: | Tony Cooper <tony_cooper213@earthlink.net> wrote:
Charles Riggs <chriggs@éircom.net> wrote:
trio@euronet.nl (Donna Richoux) wrote:
TakenEvent <lightbulbsnickety@chartermi.net> wrote:
"Witziges Rätsel" <zer@roer.com> wrote
Has anything ever been wreaked besides havoc?
"Wreaked terror" gets 201 Google hits.
"Wreak terror" -- 12600.
Carnage, destruction, damage, pain, devastation, catastrophe, and
tragedy.
I've never heard or read "wreaked damage", "wreaked pain", or "wreaked
tragedy".
Perhaps that's because they are not overused cliches like "wreak havoc,"
but merely fresh phrases, built using the actual meaning of "wreak."
All of them look quite silly to me, so I can hardly imagine
anyone using them.
Silliness being a measure of unfamiliarity, I think. I didn't say they
were *common* -- the queston was *ever*.
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I see. I now establish "He wreaked an orgy of delight" as a phrase in
the English language. I can think of loads more, but I'll stop there.
| Quote: | You can find fuller context for
any of those with Google. They fit the same dictionary meaning as does
the one with "havoc," as far as I can see: "bring, cause."
Ah, but Charles, you can get in the eggcorn list by saying that the
boil on your bum caused you to be wreaked with pain.
Aren't wrack and rack confusing enough?
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Not to mention wreck. I made that mistake here once and was, of
course, thoroughly scolded.
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Chris Waigl
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 8:08 am
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On Sun, 06 Nov 2005 19:28:41 +0100, Donna Richoux wrote:
| Quote: | Oh, and I found 36 hits for "(wreak OR wreaked) miracles".
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There's still some hope then.
Chris Waigl
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John Holmes
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 6:54 pm
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Ray Heindl wrote:
| Quote: | "TakenEvent" <lightbulbsnickety@chartermi.net> wrote:
"Wreaked terror" gets 201 Google hits.
"Wreak terror" -- 12600.
Googling for [wreak -havoc] found this:
"Labuan ~ Wreak Diving
Wreak diving enthusiasts can dive on four wreaks of the islands of
Labuan, each one having a different character. These wreaks are
suitable for both beginners and the more serious divers
Four shipwrecks has been identified: two from World War II and two
from the 1980's. These ships lie in 100 to 115 feet of water with the
top portions at 25 to 75 feet. Visibility varies greatly from season
to season and is anywhere from 20 feet to 70 feet. These wreaks are
named 'Cement wreak', 'American Wreak', 'Australian Wreak', and 'Blue
Water Wreak'. The type of diving on these wreaks ranges from novice to
serious penetrations into the hulls."
http://www.abcmalaysia.com/tour_malaysia/lab_wrkdives.htm
I can't figure out how they substituted "wreak" for "wreck" so many
times. Maybe multiple spellcheckos? Or maybe "wreak" is the local
term for it.
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That page leapt out at me too.
In fact there are several hundred hits for ship wreaks, but a couple of
thousand for train wreaks.
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John
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Richard R. Hershberger
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| Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 2:24 am
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Robert Bannister wrote:
| Quote: | Charles Riggs wrote:
On Sat, 5 Nov 2005 23:45:27 +0100, trio@euronet.nl (Donna Richoux)
wrote:
TakenEvent <lightbulbsnickety@chartermi.net> wrote:
"Witziges Rätsel" <zer@roer.com> wrote in message
news:436d2a77@nocnews001.allthesites.org...
Has anything ever been wreaked besides havoc?
"Wreaked terror" gets 201 Google hits.
"Wreak terror" -- 12600.
Carnage, destruction, damage, pain, devastation, catastrophe, and
tragedy.
I've never heard or read "wreaked damage", "wreaked pain", or "wreaked
tragedy". All of them look quite silly to me, so I can hardly imagine
anyone using them.
I've very rarely heard "wreaked" at all. Most people seem to use
"wrought" even though that is from another verb.
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Ask Marilyn thinks they are the same verb, so it must be so! |
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