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Chris -- 2018-04-11
Google Hits on Sept 2, 2006:
41,600,000 “ultraviolet”
269,000 “ultraVIOLENT”
1360 “ultraviolent rays”
Analysis by Joe Krozel
“Ultraviolet” refers to radiation beyond the violet end of the visible spectrum. (Sunlight includes these UV rays, and sunblock is specifically designed to mitigate them).
As a prefix, “Ultra” means “beyond the limit” or “extreme.” In that regard, it is entirely appropriate to speak of ultra-anything, I suppose. So, “ultraVIOLENT” legitimately means “extremely violent.”
(As a sidenote, I would point out that there are other prefixes that convey the notion “beyond” in one sense or another: “Extra-” , “Super-” , and “Supra-” all come to mind. A simple Google search reveals the following:
269,000 “ultraviolent”
1890 “superviolent”
143 “extraviolent”
21 “supraviolent”
My opinion is that “SUPERviolent” is the most natural choice for conveying the proper meaning. And, I further contend that “ULTRAviolent” is the word of choice only because it is an eggcorn suggested by the word “ultraviolet.”)
But none of this is sufficient evidence of an eggcorn without a context where “ultraVIOLENT” might be mistakenly used where “ultraviolet” is intended. So, I return to the context of radiaton. Clearly, given the damage that ultraviolet rays can do to the skin, one might think they are violent, indeed “ultraVIOLENT,” rays. Whence, an eggcorn.
Examples
You Glow Girl! Free Beauty Tips, Tips to Reduce Stress in Your …... plus you receive rays bouncing off the snow onto your exposed skin. Plus at higher altitudes more ultraviolent rays penetrate the sky. ...
www.youglowgirl.com/beauty-tips.html – 28k – Cached – Similar pages
Bodybuilding.com – Wayne Mercer – Are Tanning Beds The Safe …A tanning bed also offers to the baked less radiation and significantly reduced ultraviolent rays. What many of the natural tanners don’t realize is that …
www.bodybuilding.com/fun/mercer9.htm – 20k – Cached – Similar pages
Answers about weekly use tanning bedsMore with less light in other words, you tan And significantly reduced ultraviolent rays a tanning bed also offers to the baked less radiation. ...
tanningbedonline.info/weekly-use-tanning-beds.htm – Supplemental Result – Similar pages
AAD – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Actinic Keratoses …Seeking shade whenever possible; Staying out of the sun when the sun’s ultraviolent rays are the strongest – between 10 am and 4 pm; Using a broad-spectrum …
www.aad.org/public/News/DermInfo/ActKerSkCancFAQ.htm – 33k – Cached – Similar pages
Nat’ Academies Press, Violence in Urban America: Mobilizing a …... those for assaults in bars, just as the causes of skin cancer (exposure to ultraviolent rays) are not the same as the causes of lung cancer (smoking). ...
darwin.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=4419&page=85 – 79k – Cached – Similar pages
Skin Conditions Treatments Medisolare in Jacksonville, Florida.Ultraviolent rays in the sun light are the cause of skin damage related to sun exposure. Both UVA and UVB rays are invisible but can cause noticeable damage …
medisolare.com/skin-conditions.html – 16k – Cached – Similar pages
Last edited by jorkel (2006-09-02 08:43:39)
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