Sunday, August 19, 2007

a confession

I am studying to take the GRE, so I'm working on my vocabulary. I came to a rather embarrassing realization last night:

Ruse: a wily subterfuge. Synonyms: see 'trick'.

While I thought I was being clever with my blog address, it turns out I was misled. 'Ruse' does not connote deep thoughts or profound observation; rather, it implies a trick, a 'wily subterfuge' to throw off pursuers in a hunt.

So if you were looking for the real LynnaeEtta, you came to the wrong place. :)

8 comments:

Unknown said...

so, were you thinking of "muse" instead of "ruse"?

LynnaeEtta said...

Perhaps. My last name begins with 'ru', so I thought I was being clever...

The Gatekeeper said...

you were most definetly thinking og of "muse." although whoever me0307 is beat me to the post.

LynnaeEtta said...

Chris or Alex? :)

Unknown said...

no, me0307 is your mother! who else would be the first to read and respond to your blog?! :)
love you bunches,
mom

The Gatekeeper said...

chris of course. i might flounder in the department of correspondence upkeep, but that doesn't mean i don't keep tabs. i keep my eye on you, so to speak :-)

LynnaeEtta said...

I thought as much, but you never can be too sure of these things...

Anonymous said...

haha. wowwww.