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Which is the proper term?

whale
2 (14.3%)
wail
9 (64.3%)
wale
2 (14.3%)
'round these parts we call it ___
1 (7.1%)

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Voting closed: May 11, 2015, 01:14:45 PM

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Grammer Nitzies needed
« on: May 01, 2015, 01:14:45 PM »
The act of beating on a person unmercifully has come up.  But the discussion has bogged down over what that act is called.

Extra bonus appreciation given if you explain why your choice is the right one and everything else is wrong.

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Re: Grammer Nitzies needed
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2015, 01:26:12 PM »
I'm actually a Grammar Jihadist, but "wale" (to raise welts on) seems most correct. I guessed "wail," on the poll. Some dictionaries online say it's "whale."
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Re: Grammer Nitzies needed
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2015, 01:36:44 PM »
Whale is a marine mammal and not sure that wale is correct for anything.
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Re: Grammer Nitzies needed
« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2015, 02:00:12 PM »
I knew it was whaling; I have read this many times over the years in novels.  The dictionary and thesaurus agrees with me: 

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whale
http://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whale%5Bverb%5D
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Re: Grammer Nitzies needed
« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2015, 02:23:22 PM »
http://i.word.com/idictionary/wale

There's a verb definition, if you scroll down. "Whale" is probably a misspelling that entered common usage. Just a guess.
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Re: Grammer Nitzies needed
« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2015, 04:40:23 PM »
That depends on what a "Nitzie" is.
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Re: Grammer Nitzies needed
« Reply #6 on: May 01, 2015, 04:53:31 PM »
My instinctive answer may not be correct so I'm not going to chime in specifically.

However, I wholeheartedly endorse the notion that we should rein in the linguistic pandemonium, rather than letting linguistic pandemonium reign, thereby giving it free rein.
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Re: Grammer Nitzies needed
« Reply #7 on: May 01, 2015, 06:35:07 PM »
Quote from: bedlamite on May 01, 2015, 04:40:23 PM
That depends on what a "Nitzie" is.

It could be that flannel thing your grammer wore to bed - but it's not.

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Re: Grammer Nitzies needed
« Reply #8 on: May 01, 2015, 06:50:08 PM »
Quote from: SADShooter on May 01, 2015, 04:53:31 PM
My instinctive answer may not be correct so I'm not going to chime in specifically.

However, I wholeheartedly endorse the notion that we should rein in the linguistic pandemonium, rather than letting linguistic pandemonium reign, thereby giving it free rein.


That's rediculous.
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Re: Grammer Nitzies needed
« Reply #9 on: May 01, 2015, 06:55:46 PM »
Quote from: fistful on May 01, 2015, 06:50:08 PM

That's rediculous.

Are you sure this thread is e for that?
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Re: Grammer Nitzies needed
« Reply #10 on: May 01, 2015, 09:45:58 PM »
"Wales" are the bumps in corduroy fabric. It can also be raised wounds or the horizontal pieces of wood that tie bollards together in a dock structure. A "whale" is a marine mammal, as has been noted. A "wail" is a loud cry. We seem to be forgetting "weal" which is most commonly used to refer to a wound, a welt.

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Re: Re: Grammer Nitzies needed
« Reply #11 on: May 01, 2015, 10:27:38 PM »
Quote from: rcnixon on May 01, 2015, 09:45:58 PM
"Wales" are the bumps in corduroy fabric. It can also be raised wounds or the horizontal pieces of wood that tie bollards together in a dock structure. A "whale" is a marine mammal, as has been noted. A "wail" is a loud cry. We seem to be forgetting "weal" which is most commonly used to refer to a wound, a welt.

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Actually  weal meant good health or welfare.
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