Other misunderstandings of words

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Other misunderstandings of words.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd misunderstandings. · One thing mistaken for another. · One thing mistaken for another – miscellaneous. · view the constellation · filed as J1805

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Ancient Egyptian The Egyptian Book of the Dead , Chapter CLXXIV
Literary Crystallization Ulysses , 15 Circe
Ancient Egyptian The Egyptian Book of the Dead , Chapter CXIV
Depth Commentary Psychology of the Unconscious: A Study of the Transformations and Symbolisms of the Libido , Part I — CHAPTER I
Reference The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) , Chapter VII VII. Incarnate Human Gods

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Filed under One thing mistaken for another – miscellaneous.

4 finer motifs beneath it

Similar sounding words mistaken for each other Unusual word misunderstood. Strange results Numskull referring to a forgotten name keeps saying "I have lost it." People dive into tank to recover treasure they think he has lost A fool given money to buy something to eat; goes around asking for a thing called "something."

Filed beside it

Breath in the cold thought to be tobacco smoke Words in a foreign language thought to be insults Learned words misunderstood by uneducated Conversation by sign language mutually misunderstood Setting sun mistaken for fire Other things with mistaken identities

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