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Chivalry Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

A quick question

Is it correct to say to blind someone over something???As to keep somebody unable to see something clearly?

I know that when used as an adjective, it's supposed to be blind "to" something?

So when works as a transitive verb, does it apply in the same way, too?

Thanks to anybody who's willing to answer in advance!:)
  

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You can keep someone in the dark, you can pull the wool over their eyes, you can keep them out of the loop; you can baffle them, dazzle them, even razzmatazz them, but generally you can't blind them.

— CSnyder

  • You can keep someone in the dark, you can pull the wool over their eyes, you can keep them out of the loop; you can baffle them, dazzle them, even razzmatazz them, but generally you can't blind them.
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You can keep someone in the dark, you can pull the wool over their eyes, you can keep them out of the loop; you can baffle them, dazzle them, even razzmatazz them, but generally you can't blind them.
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CSnyderYou can keep someone in the dark, you can pull the wool over their eyes, you can keep them out of the loop; you can baffle them, dazzle them, even razzmatazz them, but generally you can't blind them.
Thanks for answering,

but just one more question right here. What do you mean by razzmatazzing people?

To the best of my knowledge, the w
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Razzmatazz is "[url=http://www.thefreedictionary.com/razzmatazz]A flashy action or display intended to bewilder, confuse, or deceive.[/url]" I was simply using it as a verb meaning "to bewilder, confuse, or deceive". Turning nouns into verbs is a fairly common practice, at least in English, and I mainly did
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CSnyder There's also the consonance created when following "dazzle" with "razzmatazz".
I'm sorry, I don't understand what you mean by "consonance" created when following "dazzle" with "razzmatazz"?

Do you mean that it's customary to precede the word "razzmatazz" with "dazzle"?
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'Consonance' just means that the two words sound relatively alike- and so generally sound good, when put together. In this instance, this is because of the double-z, present in both words. : )
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chivalryIs it correct to say to blind someone over something???
"To blind" is figurative.
If you're asking about the preposition, "to blind someone to something" is more common.

It would be possible to blind someone over something with the right context, but it would be unusual.

In "She blinded me over X," X would be
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chivalry
CSnyder There's also the consonance created when following "dazzle" with "razzmatazz".
I'm sorry, I don't understand what you mean by "consonance" created when following "dazzle" with "razzmatazz"?
Do you mean that it's customary to precede the word "razzmatazz" with "dazzle"?
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Hi

In UK sport we say "He played a blinder"

I believe it first meant that the sportsman played so rapidly and so skillfully that the opponents could not see where he was coming from

However, it's now used to mean any good sporting performance: "He's played a blinder all season"

[= He's played exceptionally well]

Best regards, Dave
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CSnyderConsonance is the repetition of a consonant sound.
If "dazzle" and "razzmatazz" are consonant English sounds, what would be an example of a dissonant sound?

Best regards, - A.
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AvangiIf "dazzle" and "razzmatazz" are consonant English sounds, what would be an example of a dissonant sound?

Best regards, - A.
There's an unfortunate commingling of terminology here - while "consonant" can mean "good-sounding" (and hence has "dissonant", meaning "bad-sounding", as an antonym), in this case consonance simply means "the repe
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