Comments on: Could it Be, Just Possibly, All a Ruse? http://www.dailywritingtips.com/could-it-be-just-possibly-all-a-ruse/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:10 -0600 hourly 1 By: Stephen Thorn http://www.dailywritingtips.com/could-it-be-just-possibly-all-a-ruse/comment-page-1/#comment-142427 Stephen Thorn Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:35:38 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=2542#comment-142427 Yes, Maeve, you were correct that the writer confused "rouse" with "ruse." Unfortunately, this is not an uncommon situation. I am dismayed by how often I see misspellings, errors in context, omitted words, etc. in mainline publications -- magazines, books, pamphlets, and such -- that should be proofed and edited well enough to catch such errors. I attribute it to laziness, ignorance of proper English, a generation that has been raised to believe that standards are obsolete and censorious and anything is acceptable so long as it makes us feel good, and over-dependence on a spell-checker to catch mistakes. Still, I suppose we should be grateful; the boob who made the 'rouse/ruse' error could have added roust, roast, route, rout, roost, rube, robe, ruby, rare, and ribald to the mix and really left the blog a ruin/rune. Yes, Maeve, you were correct that the writer confused “rouse” with “ruse.” Unfortunately, this is not an uncommon situation. I am dismayed by how often I see misspellings, errors in context, omitted words, etc. in mainline publications — magazines, books, pamphlets, and such — that should be proofed and edited well enough to catch such errors. I attribute it to laziness, ignorance of proper English, a generation that has been raised to believe that standards are obsolete and censorious and anything is acceptable so long as it makes us feel good, and over-dependence on a spell-checker to catch mistakes. Still, I suppose we should be grateful; the boob who made the ‘rouse/ruse’ error could have added roust, roast, route, rout, roost, rube, robe, ruby, rare, and ribald to the mix and really left the blog a ruin/rune.

]]> By: MaryAnn http://www.dailywritingtips.com/could-it-be-just-possibly-all-a-ruse/comment-page-1/#comment-141842 MaryAnn Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:55:02 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=2542#comment-141842 To deceive is spelled, ruse not rouse. Rouse means to awaken. To deceive is spelled, ruse not rouse.

Rouse means to awaken.

]]> By: cmdweb http://www.dailywritingtips.com/could-it-be-just-possibly-all-a-ruse/comment-page-1/#comment-139396 cmdweb Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:58:18 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=2542#comment-139396 I'm with you Maeve - a definite spelling mistake. Rouse and ruse are two completely different words with different meanings. I’m with you Maeve – a definite spelling mistake.
Rouse and ruse are two completely different words with different meanings.

]]> By: Maeve http://www.dailywritingtips.com/could-it-be-just-possibly-all-a-ruse/comment-page-1/#comment-139003 Maeve Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:29:13 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=2542#comment-139003 No. No.

]]> By: Uldis http://www.dailywritingtips.com/could-it-be-just-possibly-all-a-ruse/comment-page-1/#comment-138986 Uldis Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:41:28 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=2542#comment-138986 Merriam-Webster: "Main Entry: rouse Function: verb Inflected Form(s): roused; rous·ing Etymology: Middle English, to shake the feathers Date: 1531 transitive verb 1 archaic : to cause to break from cover 2 a: to stir up : excite b: to arouse from or as if from sleep or repose : awaken intransitive verb" Wouldn't it fit? Merriam-Webster:
“Main Entry:
rouse
Function:
verb
Inflected Form(s):
roused; rous·ing
Etymology:
Middle English, to shake the feathers
Date:
1531
transitive verb
1 archaic : to cause to break from cover
2 a: to stir up : excite
b: to arouse from or as if from sleep or repose : awaken intransitive verb”
Wouldn’t it fit?

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