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 Originally Posted by J_9
Ghost Words Some English words suggest the existence of other words, either their opposites or stem words, which are not real. These are ghost words. For example: Aghast and ghastly — How come there is no such thing as ghast? Akimbo — Is this the opposite kimbo; that is, standing with hands raised up? Behead — Shouldn’t it be dehead instead? Downtrodden — Is it better to be uptrodden? Earnest — Is this what you are when you earn the most? Echo — Why isn’t it echohohoho? Eleven, twelve — Wouldn’t it make more sense if they were oneteen, twoteen? Evening — Does this exclude the odd hours of the night, or the odding? Gruesome — If it’s so bad, why isn’t it grueplenty? Height — Why is it width, length, and breadth but not heighth? Hijack — Would a hijill be a less violent crime? Hitchhiker — Does he become a hitchrider when he gets a ride? Howitzer — Was there ever a “whywitzer” or “whowitzer?” Interrupt — Is this what connects the rupts? Lukewarm — Why not a matthewwarm or paulwarm? Manual — If stick-shifts are manual, are automatics womanual? |
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