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to appraise, verify, or check for accuracy, authenticity, validity, etc.: An expert vetted the manuscript before publication.
Also, my own question:
Is it possible to say "cat washes its face" in english using only TWO words? I.e. "cat ...(place a verb here)..."? I can't remember an english verb that means "wash one's face". Maybe there's another expression for cats (like "making muffins" for kneading)?
to appraise, verify, or check for accuracy, authenticity, validity, etc.: An expert vetted the manuscript before publication.
As a noun, "vet" is a commonly-used short form of both "veterinarian" and "veteran," though you should be able to tell the difference in context. The definition given above is the verb form, which is correct for the original question.
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Originally Posted by SigTerm
Also, my own question:
Is it possible to say "cat washes its face" in english using only TWO words? I.e. "cat ...(place a verb here)..."? I can't remember an english verb that means "wash one's face". Maybe there's another expression for cats (like "making muffins" for kneading)?
Unless "cat washes its face" is an idiom I'm not familiar with that has a two-word equivalent, I'd say no.
…depends on the context. For example, your first one is a more objective statement (if "objective" can be applied to a term like "sleepy" ), whereas your second one is indicating more of a subjective view (you thought the one you were addressing might have felt sleepy, without necessarily actually being sleepy).
I hope that makes some kind of sense…the way I put it might not have been the most ideal.
Which words are phonetically similar in the example?
None.
It made sense in my mind at the time. What I should of said is a pun is the use of a phrase to mean one thing, but is usually taken to mean something else. Example still stands.
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