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seperate and separate
buschmaster
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seperate and separate. one is an adjective meaning "apart" and the other is a verb meaning "to split apart".
they taught us in school which ones they were. had to spell them right. had to use them in sentences correctly.
so now in 2017 I forgot which one was what. went to look it up on the internet. Lo and behold, everywhere you look, they are saying "seperate" is not really a word, just a misspelling of "separate". even in the Oxford English Dictionary!
what the hell?!?! no it's not!
Internet, Schminternet. it thinks it's smart but I pulled a fast one on it. Wikipedia has an article about "Separate But Equal", the pre-Civil Rights doctrine that segregation of races doesn't mean they are unequal in rights, just segregated. that is, separate but equal. it was written into law as such, with that spelling; so that is a historical reference.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separate_but_equal
they were separate. that's an adjective.
and "seperate" is a verb.
anyone remember differently?
they taught us in school which ones they were. had to spell them right. had to use them in sentences correctly.
so now in 2017 I forgot which one was what. went to look it up on the internet. Lo and behold, everywhere you look, they are saying "seperate" is not really a word, just a misspelling of "separate". even in the Oxford English Dictionary!
what the hell?!?! no it's not!
Internet, Schminternet. it thinks it's smart but I pulled a fast one on it. Wikipedia has an article about "Separate But Equal", the pre-Civil Rights doctrine that segregation of races doesn't mean they are unequal in rights, just segregated. that is, separate but equal. it was written into law as such, with that spelling; so that is a historical reference.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separate_but_equal
they were separate. that's an adjective.
and "seperate" is a verb.
anyone remember differently?
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I have never seen "seperate" used anywhere. Not even the Webster's New Universal Unabridged Dictionary contains it.
what's the date on that?
I have never seen "seperate" used anywhere. Not even the Webster's New Universal Unabridged Dictionary contains it.
Checked my Random House unabridged, not in there.
Now Microsoft and Google correct me from time to time for capitalizing them.
I remember when I was in school we were taught the seasons of the year were always capitalized.
Now Microsoft and Google correct me from time to time for capitalizing them.
When you were in school, they had just discovered them. They garnered more respect. Don
quote:Originally posted by JamesRK
I remember when I was in school we were taught the seasons of the year were always capitalized.
Now Microsoft and Google correct me from time to time for capitalizing them.
When you were in school, they had just discovered them. They garnered more respect. Don
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It plainly marquees four my revue miss steaks eye kin knot sea. . .
And it sez seperate is knot a recognizable word.
In fact, I'm still in touch with most of the pretty girls from school, there's one or two I would like to be touching still[:D][:D][:p]
I guess I had different priorities than you back then[;)][:D]
There are a lot of things we think are words but aren't. Such as "irregardless."
Are you starting to see a trend?
"Separate" pronounced one way is a verb. Pronounced differently, it's an adjective.
Because nowhere in the Wikipedia link that you provided about separate but equal is separate spelled seperate...
There is a lot of talk about to segregate and segregation but no seperate
Memory is the second thing to go.
I thought the legs were the 2nd thing to go