Lexical Vexations
hoarse adj. rough sounding.
horse n. a hoofed, herbivorous quadruped mammal.
Words in the Wild: No, I said I was hoarse after last weekend’s party, not a horse.
Reminder: Unless you’re a horse whisperer you should not be speaking in a horse whisper. Just sayin’.
The contributor of the photo of the Icelandic horse is Andy Carvin. The photo is copyrighted but also licenced for further reuse.
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Still vexed? You can find a complete list of the Word Blog’s lexical vexations here.
Perhaps you’d like to write a guest post here entirely in horse? I’d read that (or at least try).
How dare you imply that I am not a horse whisperer? Harrumph! (That means “The nerve!” in horse.)