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#1 2012-01-31 12:45:42
- kem
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- From: Victoria, BC
- Registered: 2007-08-28
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capsual, capsule
The word “capsule†may be a hidden eggcorn for some people. The etymology of the word has nothing to do with “cap,†either the popular headgear (“baseball capâ€) or the metal piece removed to consume a bottle of soda pop (“bottle capâ€). Gel capsules, however, do appear to have one part that “caps†the other part.
By the way, what’s up with “capsual?†A huge number of web sites spell “capsule†this way – perhaps hundreds of thousands. Is this some attempt to spell phonetically a British pronunciation of “capsule?”
Last edited by kem (2012-01-31 12:48:34)
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#2 2012-01-31 14:25:55
- David Bird
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- From: The Hammer, Ontario
- Registered: 2009-07-28
- Posts: 1709
Re: capsual, capsule
Capsuals sound more sensual. And they save one from contact with vial tasting medicines. Here’s a logical riff on capsuals.
try a couple of glasses of water with some code liver oil captuals and that wakes you right up.
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#3 2012-02-01 10:51:59
- Peter Forster
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- From: UK
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Re: capsual, capsule
I was about to mention ‘encaptulate’ which nicely illustrates the idea of a capsule having somehow captured its contents but find that David beat me to it. I was also surprised to learn that AmEnglish does not rhyme capsule with granule or module for example. Both of the latter frequently appear as granual and modual too.
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#4 2012-02-01 12:36:29
- David Bird
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- From: The Hammer, Ontario
- Registered: 2009-07-28
- Posts: 1709
Re: capsual, capsule
Speaking of encapsualation made think that this variant might be out there: encupsulation, i.e. being cupped, if not in your cups. Lots of cupsules being consumed too.
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