Cosmetology vs. Cosmology
Is there any other linguistic pair where one syllable makes so much of a difference?
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Cosmetology vs. Cosmology
Is there any other linguistic pair where one syllable makes so much of a difference?
Elocution vs. Electrocution.
Euthenics vs. Eugenics.
Flammable vs. Inflamabble. No…wait….
Sounds like someone listened to Wait, Wait recently… or this is a big coincidence!
I DID listen to Wait Wait – but remarkably I was pondering this idea prior to the show due to a colleagues recent mentioning of cosmology school.
Aside: I love wait wait.