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Chris -- 2025-05-10
I haven’t come across this one yet on the site:
I hear (and also see on Google searches) people saying “Pull it taunt (a noun meaning challenge, jibe, or insult)” instead of “Pull it taut (snug or tight).”
“You can tack fabric up on the walls and pull it taunt.” (from Yahoo! Answers)
Feeling quite combobulated.
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There’s lots of google hits for “taunt fabric” (as just one example of incorrect usage) so I think this should go in
Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day; teach a man to fish and he will buy a ridiculous hat – Scott Adams (author of Dilbert)
Build a man a fire and he will be warm for a day; set a man on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life – Terry Pratchett
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