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i Need a brief explanation on this two words; Hostage and Ransome, kindly assist as these word words are been used as same...
 
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joatfamoct27, I, too, would welcome you to the board if I were not suspicious of your motives. Can you tell us where a fella might be able to buy a dose of nigerian snake oil? The questions you ask and the syntax errors in your written English suggest that you are not as dumb as you want us to believe. Please prove to me that my suspicions are unfounded. Thanks.

PS ... are these two words the same, or different? Charlatan and Mountebank
 
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Hi jerry,
I don't understand what you meant by asking such question and invariably calling me a dumb, i presumed wordcraft is an group where you get to know what seems similar in usage but different.. anyway i dont't seem to find any fault in that but would like to know the very good sides of you....
 
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I think Jerry got out of bed the on wrong side.

Hostage is someone held for ransom (note that there's no e at the end). See hostage and ransom in OneLook.


Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
 
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Hi Arnie,
Thanks for the concise explanation.i guess jerry woke up on the wrong side of the bed lol..
 
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