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Is it \"card shark\" or \"card sharp\"?
According to: 100 Most Often Mispronounced Words and Phrases in English, it is "card sharp".
"Cardsharps probably won't eat you alive, though they are adept at cutting your purse strings." http://www.yourdictionary.com/library/mispron.html So are these guys full of it? Would you rather be a "card sharp" or "cardshark"? |
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Re: Is it \"card shark\" or \"card sharp\"?
i'm pretty sure it's cardsharp.
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Re: Is it \"card shark\" or \"card sharp\"?
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i'm pretty sure it's cardsharp. [/ QUOTE ] I'm pretty sure you're right. |
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Re: Is it \"card shark\" or \"card sharp\"?
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i'm pretty sure it's cardsharp. [/ QUOTE ] It is. I hate to sound gay but this was discussed in a Friends episode between Ross and Russ (both played by the same guy). |
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Re: Is it \"card shark\" or \"card sharp\"?
i remember reading it in an old book on magic/card tricks.
(more manly response) [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] |
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Re: Is it \"card shark\" or \"card sharp\"?
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According to: 100 Most Often Mispronounced Words and Phrases in English, it is "card sharp". "Cardsharps probably won't eat you alive, though they are adept at cutting your purse strings." http://www.yourdictionary.com/library/mispron.html So are these guys full of it? Would you rather be a "card sharp" or "cardshark"? [/ QUOTE ] shark makes more since though, cause the bad players are fish. hence shark eats fish.. |
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New Dictionary Addition?
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shark makes more since though, cause the bad players are fish. hence shark eats fish. [/ QUOTE ] Dictionary Addition: DON'T SAY: "since" DO SAY: "sense" COMMENT: since you want to make sense, right? Also, I believe "cardsharp" generally refers to a card cheat of some sort, whereas "card shark" merely means one who, as you put it, eats the fish. So an (honest) top player might be considered a shark but not a sharp. |
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Re: New Dictionary Addition?
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[ QUOTE ] shark makes more since though, cause the bad players are fish. hence shark eats fish. [/ QUOTE ] DON'T SAY since DO SAY sense COMMENT since you want to make sense, right? [/ QUOTE ] What? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] |
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Re: New Dictionary Addition?
See my reformatted post
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Shark
But I think sharp is correct usage, also. I think of a sharp as a mechanic, and a shark as a predator--honest or not.
Abdul had an interesting post on this on RGP long ago. The "fish" shark was named after the "person" shark. I believe he said it came from the German word for scoundrel. (The only dictionary I have access to now is the American Heritage Online, and it lists the etymology of shark as unknown.) |
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