Marshal your forces and your wits, people!
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retelling someone's self-description: "intellectually curios" and another said they had "many faucets"
My. I think I'll file those with the "bowels of cereal for breakfast", in the odd household appliances category.
Lesson for today: Marital. Martial. Marshal. Marshall.
Do you know the difference, or are you lost in the marshes?
Martial law. Marital issues.
If your marriage has martial issues, it's possibly past time for counselors. You may need the services of a marshal instead.
Marshal is a title - via dictionary.com
-noun
1. a military officer of the highest rank, as in the french and some other armies. Compare field marshal.
2. an administrative officer of a U.S. judicial district who performs duties similar to those of a sheriff.
3. a court officer serving processes, attending court, giving personal service to the judges, etc.
4. the chief of a police or fire department in some cities.
5. a police officer in some communities.
6. sky marshal.
7. a higher officer of a royal household or court.
8. an official charged with the arrangement or regulation of ceremonies, parades, etc.: the marshal of the St. Patrick's Day parade.
-verb (used with object)
9. to arrange in proper order; set out in an orderly manner; arrange clearly: to marshal facts; to marshal one's arguments.
10. to array, as for battle.
11. to usher or lead ceremoniously: Their host marshaled them into the room.
12. Heraldry . to combine (two or more coats of arms) on a single escutcheon.
Marshall - is usually a last name, although it can be a variant on marshal.
retelling someone's self-description: "intellectually curios" and another said they had "many faucets"
My. I think I'll file those with the "bowels of cereal for breakfast", in the odd household appliances category.
Lesson for today: Marital. Martial. Marshal. Marshall.
Do you know the difference, or are you lost in the marshes?
Martial law. Marital issues.
If your marriage has martial issues, it's possibly past time for counselors. You may need the services of a marshal instead.
Marshal is a title - via dictionary.com
-noun
1. a military officer of the highest rank, as in the french and some other armies. Compare field marshal.
2. an administrative officer of a U.S. judicial district who performs duties similar to those of a sheriff.
3. a court officer serving processes, attending court, giving personal service to the judges, etc.
4. the chief of a police or fire department in some cities.
5. a police officer in some communities.
6. sky marshal.
7. a higher officer of a royal household or court.
8. an official charged with the arrangement or regulation of ceremonies, parades, etc.: the marshal of the St. Patrick's Day parade.
-verb (used with object)
9. to arrange in proper order; set out in an orderly manner; arrange clearly: to marshal facts; to marshal one's arguments.
10. to array, as for battle.
11. to usher or lead ceremoniously: Their host marshaled them into the room.
12. Heraldry . to combine (two or more coats of arms) on a single escutcheon.
Marshall - is usually a last name, although it can be a variant on marshal.