Comments on: Careen / Career http://www.word-detective.com/2009/08/careen-career/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Evan Careen http://www.word-detective.com/2009/08/careen-career/comment-page-1/#comment-3697 Evan Careen Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:24:38 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=1362#comment-3697 Just as a side-note which has nothing to do with this article careen is also a surname, mine in fact. I've tried many times to find out where is came from, since it is apparently rare and since my family have been involved in the fishery for hundreds of years I wonder if the 'keel' connection means something. Just thought I'd mention it. Just as a side-note which has nothing to do with this article careen is also a surname, mine in fact. I’ve tried many times to find out where is came from, since it is apparently rare and since my family have been involved in the fishery for hundreds of years I wonder if the ‘keel’ connection means something. Just thought I’d mention it.

]]> By: words1 http://www.word-detective.com/2009/08/careen-career/comment-page-1/#comment-2675 words1 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:05:17 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=1362#comment-2675 Right you are. Fixed it. Thanks. Right you are. Fixed it. Thanks.

]]> By: The Holg http://www.word-detective.com/2009/08/careen-career/comment-page-1/#comment-2623 The Holg Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:02:35 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=1362#comment-2623 You write, "... people noticed that a motor car rounding a curve at high speed (”careening”) tended to tilt quite a bit (”careering”)." I think you accidentally switched the two words here. You write, “… people noticed that a motor car rounding a curve at high speed (”careening”) tended to tilt quite a bit (”careering”).”

I think you accidentally switched the two words here.

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