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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

Maybe Dr. Susan Berry should learn the difference between ‘career’ and ‘careen’.


3 posted on 04/16/2016 8:20:10 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Gaffer
Maybe Dr. Susan Berry should learn the difference between ‘career’ and ‘careen’.

Her usage is correct. It's not that common, but it's real:

"One definition of career is to move at full speed, especially with an uncontrolled or unsteady motion. Careen used to mean (1) to turn (a ship) on its side for cleaning or repairs, and (2) to lurch or sway, especially when in motion. But in modern usage, careen has come to mean to move fast, especially in an uncontrolled way."

A copy editor made this case to me decades ago. I prefer "careen," but we can let her live.

10 posted on 04/16/2016 8:36:38 AM PDT by SamuraiScot
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