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There have been a few that aren't exactly vernacular. I'm still angry about "parer"
by hackcasual 4y ago
There have been a few that aren't exactly vernacular. I'm still angry about "parer"
- defrost 4y agoNot venacular in which countries though? Eg: I'm Australian and instantly thought "that'd be a paring knife ..", and yes, that appears to be what it is.
- billforsternz 4y ago#metoo, and CONDO the other day, and REBUS for goodness sake.
- iopq 4y agoThat's a very logical word if you know what a paring knife is
- ghaff 4y agoIt's a logical word (and, as I recall, I eventually went with it) in the sense of someone or something that pares. https://www.thefreedictionary.com/parer https://www.thefreedictionary.com/parer But it's fair to say that it's not especially common in the US. Someone would normally say they were going to the manicurist or ask you to hand them the paring knife--though, at least in the latter case, they might intuit the meaning from context.
- jodrellblank 4y agohttps://scrabblewordfinder.org/dictionary/parer https://scrabblewordfinder.org/dictionary/parer Someone who reads is a reader, viewer, writer, dancer, God loves a tryer, and someone who pares should be a parer. Although I often try that pattern and have it denied, if you can shelve a project it suggests shelver which is in, if you can table a motion it suggests tabler which isn’t.
- greenbit 4y agoWouldn't a tabler be a person who makes tables? =P
- jodrellblank 4y agoAs much as a hooker is a person who makes hooks, and a carpenter is one who makes carpents =P