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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kinetti" data-source="post: 2743608" data-attributes="member: 34654"><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Ok, I've got to join the high school English class excitement.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Here's one I've not seen much lately, but I used to, more often, a while ago:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><em><strong>Wonder</strong> vs <strong>Wander</strong></em></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong>Wonder</strong> refers to being curious. being in a state of wishing to know more. Though it can also refer to seeing something "wonderful", seeing a Wonder of the Ancient World, or a new invention. Something awe-inspiring.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">For the example which'll cover how, grammatically, most would likely use it in ISRP, I'll use everyone's favorite li'l vampie-hater in my example, just for fun!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">"Orchid gazed into her mirror, and wondered if her hair could look any more perfect"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Now, <strong>Wander</strong> refers to meandering about in an aimless fashion, or some use it to refer to a casual sort of walk, as if no purpose is in mind. To meander, which can thus also imply an aimless course. Here's an example</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">"Orchid wandered casually inside, patting her hair back into place."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The way it has most often been misused in ISRP has been substituting "wander" for "wonder", as follows (this time with a randomly brain-generated name):</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">"Sedgewick wondered into the tavern, kicking the snow off his boots"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I hope this is of help to you all.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">~~ Kinetti, the ever-logical CAT, and amateur Spelling Bee</span></p></blockquote><p></p>

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