Somewhere inside this brain of mine there is this young child that has a fascination for weird words. Specially the ones that are wrong. Well, I should clarify, they are not wrong per say, they seem to be wrong, but somehow the people of refinement that came up with the rules didn't think so.

Poised?

Granted is not too commonly used, at least not in the day to day. I don't tell my girl I'm poised to secure a meal, but the expression would not be incorrect if one that I decided to be a bit ridiculous. That being said, I can't help but to think of poison every time I hear it, or read it. Am I the only one? I sincerely doubt it, I just can't be. Some of the talking heads on the misinformation mediums love the word, it makes their lies sound important, significant, but besides them, us, the common folk hardly ever use it.

Behooves

Who came up with that? It sounds like a part of a hoofed animal, doesn't it? - "Hey Mike, come check the beehoves on my llama, they don't look right, we might need to call the vet" - Now would mike and anonymous person own a Llama with messed up behooves? I have no idea, but my point stands true. I would have never said to myself - "Oh, I need a synonym for responsibility and duty" .... "Yes, Yes.. BEHOOVES.. bingo"

How about you?

Give me your favorite "wrong" word, the one that the scholars really messed up on, in your view of course. Best Answer, funniest answer, 1 STEEM. Why? Because I'm poised to get another payout today and it behooves me to share the love... https://steemitimages.com/DQmW2fijoxrybX3Kg83HCgZZmZwF8SujXWvr3tn8YCUPCsw/meno%20logo.png

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