You searched for: “so”
pseudo (adjective), no more , no most; so, not comparable.
1. Descriptive of someone whose pretences are deceitful; not genuine: Tim's neighbor was a pseudo expert in gymnastics.
2. A reference to something that appears to be one thing, but is something else: The cloudy skies turned out to be a pseudo indication that it was going to rain.
3. Etymology: from Greek pseudes, "false, lying."
Conveying a false statement .
© ALL rights are reserved.

A deceptive friend or a real one.
© ALL rights are reserved.

Conveying a false statement .
© ALL rights are reserved.

Go to this Word A Day Revisited Index
so you can see more of Mickey Bach's cartoons.

This entry is located in the following unit: pseudo-, pseud- (page 2)
sew, so, sow, sow
sew (SOH) (verb)
To make, repair, or to fasten by stitching, as with a needle and thread or a sewing machine: "Her mother is planning to sew another dress and to sew on some new buttons, too."
so (SOH) (adverb)
1. To a degree that is suggested or stated: "She had never felt so happy."

"Her mother told her that she shouldn't eat so fast."

2. In the same way: "He was always a hard worker and so was his mother."
sow (SOW) (verb)
1. To scatter (seed) over the ground for growing: "Every year in the spring, we sow corn."
2. To cause fear, doubt, etc. that can affect a large number of people: "Threats of war can sow fear in the region."
sow (SOU) (noun)
An adult female hog or even adult females of several other animals; such as, the bear: "The sow just gave birth to eight piglets who are now busy nursing."

So, a crow can scatter wheat seeds, but can a sow sow corn or can she even sew a dress? See how easy it is to confuse these words?

Remarked the tailor feeling low, "Business is bad, or just sew, sew."

This entry is located in the following unit: Confusing Words Clarified: Group S; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. + (page 4)
Units related to: “so”
-bust, -ust, -bur; bust-, bur-, ur- +
(Latin: burere, "to burn up"; from urere, with an inserted or faulty separation of b in amburere, "to burn around"; which stands for amb-urere, "to burn around", but it was misdivided into am-burere and because of this misdivision, the new verb burere was formed with the past participle bustum; so, it really came from urere, "to burn, to singe")
Chemical Element: protactinium
(Modern Latin: some say it comes from Greek proto, "first"; plus actinium, "ray"; so, “first actinium”; radioactive metal)
Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS): More Accurate GPS
(GPS needed more accuracy; so, now we have WAAS)
animated or moving images
(Latin: to give "life to" and so, showing movements)
Information Index, a Compilation of Excerpts and Quotes from Publications Primarily from the Past
(a compilation of excerpts and quotes from past issues of magazines and books so they won't be lost in the present)
Word Entries at Get Words containing the term: “so”
Real Headlines that Tend to Confuse and so Amuse

These are REAL Headlines with double meanings that have appeared in newspapers from around the world. The list was contributed to this newsletter by a friend; otherwise, the source is unknown.

  • March Planned For Next August
  • Blind Bishop Appointed To See
  • Lingerie Shipment Hijacked - Thief Gives Police The Slip
  • L.A. Voters Approve Urban Renewal By Landslide
  • Patient At Death's Door - Doctors Pull Him Through
  • Diaper Market Bottoms Out
  • Stadium Air Conditioning Fails - Fans Protest
  • Queen Mary Having Bottom Scraped
  • Antique Stripper to Display Wares at Store
  • Prostitutes Appeal to Pope
  • Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant
  • Fund Set Up for Beating Victim's Kin
  • Killer Sentenced to Die for Second Time in 10 Years
  • Never Withhold Herpes Infection From Loved One
  • Autos Killing 110 a Day; Let's Resolve to Do Better
  • If Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last A While
  • Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures
  • Blind Woman Gets New Kidney from Dad She Hasn't Seen in Years
  • Flaming Toilet Seat Causes Evacuation at High School
  • Defendants Speech Ends in Long Sentence
  • Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers
  • Stiff Opposition Expected to Casketless Funeral Plan
  • Collegians are Turning to Vegetables
  • Quarter of a Million Chinese Live on Water
  • Farmer Bill Dies in House
  • Eye Drops off Shelf
  • Reagan Wins on Budget, But More Lies Ahead
  • Miners Refuse to Work after Death
  • Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over
  • Two Sisters Reunited after 18 Years in Checkout Counter
  • Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead
  • New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group
  • Kids Make Nutritious Snacks
  • Deaf College Opens Doors to Hearing
  • Prosecutor Releases Probe into Undersheriff
  • Old School Pillars are Replaced by Alumni
  • Sex Education Delayed, Teachers Request Training

And even in Germany-

From the Mendener Zeitung: "748 Männer arbeiten im Rathaus, 312 davon sind Frauen." (748 men work in the city hall of which 312 are women).

From the March 20, 2000, issue of DER SPIEGEL, page 270.


That reminds me of a statement made by George W. Bush a few weeks ago when he was speaking about children and parental responsibilities; especially, of fathers. I was listening to NPR (National Public Radio) and Bush was saying, "Every father is responsible for his or her children."

Was this an extraordinary effort on his part to be PC (politically correct)?

This entry is located in the following unit: Focusing on Words Newsletter #10 (page 1)