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.
words1:
September 1st, 2009 at 2:05 pm
Right you are. Fixed it. Thanks.
Evan Careen:
December 30th, 2009 at 4:24 pm
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.
Philip Anderson:
March 27th, 2013 at 6:49 pm
It’s worth noting that there is no confusion in British English, since only ships careen or (more usually) are careened in the UK. I thought an American friend had merely mistyped ‘careered’ until I checked the dictionary.
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The Holg:
August 31st, 2009 at 8:02 am
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.
words1:
September 1st, 2009 at 2:05 pm
Right you are. Fixed it. Thanks.
Evan Careen:
December 30th, 2009 at 4:24 pm
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.
Philip Anderson:
March 27th, 2013 at 6:49 pm
It’s worth noting that there is no confusion in British English, since only ships careen or (more usually) are careened in the UK. I thought an American friend had merely mistyped ‘careered’ until I checked the dictionary.