Re: Words with double meanings

[J Wermont <jwermont -at- sonic -dot- net>]

I can't think of more than one way to interpret your sentence...

Joyce


john -at- garisons -dot- com wrote:

 > And a phrase that fits the bill:
 > "You'll be lucky if you can get him to work for you."
 > 
 > But other than a thesaurus, I can't think of any specific sources. You
 > might want to look at other style guides for lists of words and phrases to
 > avoid for this and other reasons.
 > 
 > 
 > Michelle wrote:
 > > We're trying to compile a list of words with double meanings for our style
 > > guide. Does anyone have any resources that they'd suggest to use as a
 > > starting point?. I've done some web searching and didn't find much. Any
 > > suggestions would be appreciated.
 > 
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