The word prodigal is most closely associated in many people's minds with the parable; thus, when using it in the sense of "one who is wasteful or extravagant," I have received odd looks from those who think it means, "having gone away and now come back."
You're right about "streight." I'm just an obsolete kind of guy.
Streight seems an odd choice — it's marked as obsolete in Webster's dictionary and only appears in the OED's comprehensive listing of spellings for straight/strait (and interestingly, stretch), also indicating obsolescence.
In what way does prodigal find itself incorrectly corrected?
Amused by the idea of your odd looks :)
The word prodigal is most closely associated in many people's minds with the parable; thus, when using it in the sense of "one who is wasteful or extravagant," I have received odd looks from those who think it means, "having gone away and now come back."
You're right about "streight." I'm just an obsolete kind of guy.
Streight seems an odd choice — it's marked as obsolete in Webster's dictionary and only appears in the OED's comprehensive listing of spellings for straight/strait (and interestingly, stretch), also indicating obsolescence.
In what way does prodigal find itself incorrectly corrected?