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Same But Different
I
once heard someone explain a misun-
derstanding by saying, "Well, it's the
same difference!" Now, if you follow this
type of reasoning, let me be quick to assure
you that words that
may seem synony-
mous aren't always so.
As one case in
point, let us consider
the words sack and
bag.
Yes, they are both
useful for describing
a type of non-rigid
container. However,
there are a multitude
of uses that carry
them separate ways.
The bag can also
be a rigid container
as in a suitcase or a lady's handbag. (The
"male" equivalent is referred to as a man
purse — you do not want to get me started
on that fashion accessory.) If you are left
A Matter Of Wealth
Two Bloomfield Hills Jews — William
Davidson, who died March 13, and A.
Alfred Taubman — again made Forbes
magazine's annual list of billionaires
despite a 30 percent reduction in the num-
ber of billionaires listed in the wake of the
worldwide recession.
Davidson, who died at age 86, ranked
318th with a net worth of $2.1 bil-
lion. He was the owner of Guardian
Industries. He also owned Palace Sports
& Entertrainment, the Detroit Pistons and
Business Offices
holding the bag, it is far more serious than
someone not helping to put away groceries;
you've been left to suffer the consequences
of whatever has taken place.
On the other hand, if something is in
the bag, it denotes a success or a certainty.
Even if the item in the bag is dead, there
is success denoted since killing game is
referred to as "bagging."
If something should have a bag-like
shape, then we may employ the term in
describing. Take for example, bags under
the eyes and baggy knees in trousers.
We could also consider calling the fashion
police again at the sight of baggy trousers,
those seeming full at the seat and not being
worn by a toddler. That style, fortunately, is
not my bag (not my area of interest).
If you are tired of all this bag talk, you
may consider hitting the sack (going to
bed); to sack out is a great form of escape.
If you do this when on the job, however,
you may get the sack (be discharged).
Should your job be that of a quarterback
in football, you run the risk of getting
sacked, meaning that you are tackled
behind the line of scrimmage. If you also
go in for baseball, you will want to make
sure you touch the sack (base) when mak-
ing the rounds or you could be called out.
In the days of pirates, many villages were
sacked (plundered). In France, they may
have been looking for sack, a dry white
wine. If you are a student of music, then
perhaps you have heard of a sackbut, a
medieval wind instrument, though I can see
where you could use the term as an insult
to someone unfamiliar with its meaning.
Should the insulted person retaliate, you
may be reduced to wearing sackcloth, a
coarse cloth donned as a sign of mourning.
You could easily raise your spirits by
participating in a sack race, at which you
climb into a cloth sack and move forward
by jumping.
Just remember that everyday words can
seem the same but can be employed very
differently. Have fun. Ell
the Detroit Shock.
Taubman, 85, ranks 701st with a net
worth of $1 billion. The shopping mall
magnate founded Taubman Centers.
The number of billionaires worldwide
dropped from 1,125 in 2008 to 793, the first
decrease in six years. Only 18 of the 373
who fell off the list died. Their collective net
worth is $2.4 trillion, a drop of $2 trillion
from 2008.
"It was hard to avoid the carnage,
whether you were in stocks, commodities,
real estate or technology:' Forbes reported.
"Even people running profitable busi-
nesses were hammered by frozen credit
markets, weak consumer spending or
declining currencies?"
The top five wealthiest people in the
world are: 1) Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp.,
$40 billion; 2) Warren Buffett, Berkshire
Hathaway Inc., $37 billion; 3) Carlos Slim
Helu, Mexican businessman, $35 billion;
4) Lawrence Ellison, Oracle Corp., $22.5
billion; 5) Ingvar Kamprad, Swedish
retailer Ikea, $22 billion.
— Robert Sklar, editor
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addresses isolation. It encourages us to recognize the person, and
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