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Old 10-02-2007, 04:38 PM   #59 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Charlatan
It's tenterhooks, not tenderhooks.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenterhook
These are the phrases that make me insane. When we lose the meaning of a normal word or phrase and use something that sounds similar in its place, such as "beck and call" as opposed to "beckon call".

The other that I often correct people on is nauseous versus nauseated. If something "makes you nauseous" you are causing nausea in those around you.
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