One of the maddeningly disturbing things about the internet and the computer is the reliance on spell checkers. One has only to notice the incredible proliferation of the use of 'there' in place of 'their' or 'to' in place of 'too'. Or vice versa. We simply assume that if the spell checker doesn't burp, the usage is correct; we've stopped thinking. That's an observation, not an accusation, because I'm just as guilty as everyone else.
Apologies in advance for the following - I'm not normally a word Nazi, but since I started this I might as well make a complete ass of myself:
Per the American Heritage Dictionary:
obdurate - adjective: 1a. Hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; stubbornly impenitent. b. Hardened against feeling; hardhearted. 2. Not giving in to persuasion; intractable.
obturate - verb: To close or obstruct.
The third form, obsturate, doesn't exist, of course.
And you are completely correct, the meaning is clear from the context regardless of the spelling, so the only thing accomplished by my little rant is refinement of my typing skills. Thank you for that, at least, and again, my apologies for taking up the bandwidth with this nonsense.
Apologies in advance for the following - I'm not normally a word Nazi, but since I started this I might as well make a complete ass of myself:
Per the American Heritage Dictionary:
obdurate - adjective: 1a. Hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; stubbornly impenitent. b. Hardened against feeling; hardhearted. 2. Not giving in to persuasion; intractable.
obturate - verb: To close or obstruct.
The third form, obsturate, doesn't exist, of course.
And you are completely correct, the meaning is clear from the context regardless of the spelling, so the only thing accomplished by my little rant is refinement of my typing skills. Thank you for that, at least, and again, my apologies for taking up the bandwidth with this nonsense.
