I told Don that he was going to make my impeccable reputation peccable.
That reminded me of the word “disgruntled.” It makes you wonder if anybody was ever gruntled.
Well, I don’t know whether peccable is a word, but gruntle is. It means exactly the opposite of what it sounds like. The old English word “gruntled” meant “pleased.” That is why “disgruntled” means displeased.
But can you imagine a word that sounds less like happy than gruntled?
#1 by Don on 09/29/2004 - 4:57 pm
Yes indeed, peccable is just fine. In fact, “We Gruntle the Peccable” would make an appropriate motto for some businesses.
#2 by Elizabeth on 09/30/2004 - 4:53 pm
“Peccable” would have something to do with being sinful or flawed.
“Impeccable” means flawless.
I think “peccare” is Latin for “to sin.”
#3 by Bob on 10/02/2004 - 5:04 pm
Elizabeth is throwing Latin at me.
Look, if you Romans ain’t gonna learn English you should go back where you came from.
#4 by Bob on 10/04/2004 - 8:38 pm
Don, good slogan. It might just work.