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Jealous for envious

(38 Posts)
thatbags Wed 04-Dec-13 16:56:17

I do try to be clear and unconvoluted.

Really smiling at your pun now, nonu smile

thatbags Wed 04-Dec-13 16:54:25

Still not following you. There is no link nor was there ever intended to be. The OP is just a remark I made after noticing the almost universal use of jealous (e.g. on Twitter where i notice it most) where i think envious is what is meant.

Aka Wed 04-Dec-13 16:45:06

Or should it be tchenvy to link to the OP which seems to have got lost tchhmm

Aka Wed 04-Dec-13 16:43:05

So what's new Bags?

thatbags Wed 04-Dec-13 16:34:50

Pardon, aka? I don't follow you.

Aka Wed 04-Dec-13 16:29:06

Or should it be tchenvy to like to the OP which seems to have got last?

Aka Wed 04-Dec-13 16:27:26

Close enough. Knew it was something musical tchwink

Enviousamerican Wed 04-Dec-13 16:19:27

I'm in Nashville! smile

Lona Wed 04-Dec-13 15:54:22

I think Nonu means Envious American, the Gnetter!

Grannyknot Wed 04-Dec-13 15:51:01

Nonu when I saw your post, I thought perhaps Elvis didn't understand the difference either. Seeing this is a public forum, why does the heading remind you of the lovely friend and why did it make you chortle?

Bags wish for the moon. I typed 'envy' into a Word document and hit the Thesaurus button and the following came up: jealousy, spite, greed, resentment. So blame the Thesaurus function in Word.

thatbags Wed 04-Dec-13 15:45:32

Tell me more, nonu! That sounds like the beginning of a story smile

Nonu Wed 04-Dec-13 15:37:21

Hey Bags , when I read your heading I thought you were going to start a thread about out lovely friend from Memphis !!
Chortle .
Wonder how she is these days ?

thatbags Wed 04-Dec-13 15:09:46

Has anyone else noticed how nearly everyone uses jealous nowadays when they really mean envious? Wish they wouldn't but I guess I might as well wish for the moon.