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SoCalDem

(103,856 posts)
Mon Aug 27, 2018, 04:30 PM Aug 2018

the word is... NOT internment

interment

in·ter·ment
inˈtərmənt/Submit
noun
the burial of a corpse in a grave or tomb, typically with funeral rites.
"the day of interment"
synonyms: burial, committal, entombment; formalinhumation



NOT

interNment

in·tern·ment
inˈtərnmənt/
noun
the state of being confined as a prisoner, especially for political or military reasons.
"he was threatened with internment in a concentration camp"
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internment is sometimes confused with interment
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the word is... NOT internment (Original Post) SoCalDem Aug 2018 OP
Especially despicable C_U_L8R Aug 2018 #1
Exactly.. SoCalDem Aug 2018 #2
That's what I thought too. 2naSalit Aug 2018 #12
You are correct, in-TERRA - ment if it helps. Anon-C Aug 2018 #3
The copies I've seen spell it interment. Was there the wrong spelling and then replaced by WH? Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #4
the crawl on the screens(as of a few minutes ago) had the n.. SoCalDem Aug 2018 #9
Thanks,SCD saidsimplesimon Aug 2018 #5
The evil men do..... ProudMNDemocrat Aug 2018 #6
Hopefully it will be when they lock up malaise Aug 2018 #7
"Inhumation"! That's a nice word ProudLib72 Aug 2018 #8
Careful, SoCalDem. Aristus Aug 2018 #10
The Best People superpatriotman Aug 2018 #11
Thank you elfin Aug 2018 #13
Arkansas spelled it right. More props to my hated governor's staff. moriah Aug 2018 #14

SoCalDem

(103,856 posts)
9. the crawl on the screens(as of a few minutes ago) had the n..
Mon Aug 27, 2018, 04:44 PM
Aug 2018

I hope someone who can spell alerted them..

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,786 posts)
6. The evil men do.....
Mon Aug 27, 2018, 04:42 PM
Aug 2018

Lives long after them. The GOOD is oft interred with their bones.....

As said Marc Antony at the funeral of Julius Caesar, according to the Bard of Avon.

Aristus

(66,391 posts)
10. Careful, SoCalDem.
Mon Aug 27, 2018, 04:47 PM
Aug 2018

There may be a faction of people here who think the term 'internment' is more comforting to the bereaved than 'interment', and sometimes people need such euphemisms during times of grief.

moriah

(8,311 posts)
14. Arkansas spelled it right. More props to my hated governor's staff.
Mon Aug 27, 2018, 04:55 PM
Aug 2018

Though it's a true sad state of affairs when "You spelled your announcement of how long the flags will be half-staff correctly" is a compliment.

Actually, I've been delivering a lot of quite faint praise lately.

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