Words I Cannot Spell, #17

[swan_tower]

Jeapordize Jeopordize Jeopardize.

I rarely make use of Wordperfect's little "is this the word you're looking for?" box, but man, I need it for that one. Every time.

Comments

[akirlu.livejournal.com]

Would it help to know that it's just like leopardize, only with a 'j'? Or is that too silly? 'Course, now I wonder what sort of beast a jeopard would be. In Swedish and possibly German, it's a cheetah, only it's spelled with a 'g'. Which means, I suppose, that etymologists ought to consider the possibility that to jeopardize someone means putting them in front of a cheetah.

[swan-tower.livejournal.com]

I wholeheartedly support this etymology.

[akirlu.livejournal.com]

It has plausibility on its side, dunnit?

Oh, by the bye, just spotted your request for introductions. I did just recently add you to my FL, having hit a saturation point of seeing you make interesting or useful points in the comments to other people on my FL. I don't think we have met in person (though conventions being what they are, anything is possible) and I know I have not yet had the pleasure of reading your fiction. On the other hand, as is so often the case, I think we are probably not more than one intermediate handshake apart.

[swan-tower.livejournal.com]

Welcome, and thanks for the introduction. :-)

[akirlu.livejournal.com]

Except I seem to have managed not to say much about myself. Typical. I really hate writing autobiographical sketches. Anyway, I'm a long time SF fan, reader, and occasional writer, when I'm not distracted into chasing something shiny down a rabbit hole somewhere. Oh, look! A leaf!

[swan-tower.livejournal.com]

Oh, I don't demand a biographical sketch. In Internet terms, how you came to find me is often more relevant anyway. :-)