May 2009

  • Slogan and Slew

    By lisala on 5/9/09 1:54pm
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    There are a number of homophonic words in English, some of which cause no end of confusion. One of those is the word slew, or slough, or even, slue. All of which are pronounced "slew." We have, in other words:

    The word slew, the past tense of the verb slay; there's the slew that's a variant spelling of slough:

    1. A depression or hollow, usually filled with deep mud or mire.
    2. also slue A stagnant swamp, marsh, bog, or pond, especially as part of a bayou, inlet, or backwater.
    3. A state of deep despair or moral degradation.

    And we have the slew I want to talk about today:

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