Eggcorn Forum

Discussions about eggcorns and related topics

You are not logged in.

Announcement

Registrations are temporarily closed as we're receiving a steady stream of registration spam.

Anyone who wishes to register, please email me at chris dot waigl at gmail dot com with the desired username and a valid email address, and I will register you manually.

Thanks for your understanding.

Chris -- 2011-03-08

#1 2010-11-30 21:03:23

rfwillis
Member
From: Australia
Registered: 2010-11-22
Posts: 19

Restive means its opposite

http://www.funnycoolstuff.com/category/ … ting-news/
“Poor Mexico! It’s not exactly the first name that poips into mind for a restive holiday and now this!”
(I’m not sure what “poips” means but I like it a lot.)

http://www.yogawithmary.ca/
“Completing the class with meditation brings your focus to a more relaxed & restive space.”

And for a fidgety and agitated retirement…..
http://lakemartinnursinghomes.com/
“The Lake Martin area is one of the most beautiful and restive locations you’ll find.”

Last edited by rfwillis (2010-12-01 02:04:24)

Offline

 

#2 2010-12-02 22:56:00

David Bird
Eggcornista
From: Montréal, QC
Registered: 2009-07-28
Posts: 1079

Re: Restive means its opposite

Funny one. Restive was so asking for it. A look in the catacombs for ‘restive’ turns up another interesting redefinition of an adjective: calm and collective.

Offline

 

Board footer

Powered by PunBB
PunBB is © 2002–2005 Rickard Andersson
Individual posters retain the copyright to their posts.

RSS feeds: active topicsall new posts