Misnomer

A misnomer is a word or term that suggests a meaning that is known to be wrong. Misnomers often arise because the thing named received its name long before its true nature was known. A misnomer may also be simply a word that is used incorrectly or misleadingly. "Misnomer" does not mean "misunderstanding" or "popular misconception".

Sources of misnomers

Some of the sources of misnomers are:

An older name being retained after the thing named has changed (e.g. tin can, mince meat pie, steamroller, tin foil, clothes iron, digital darkroom). This is essentially a metaphorical extension with the older item standing for anything filling its role.

Transference of a well-known product brand name into a genericized trademark (e.g., Xerox for photocopy, Kleenex for tissue or Jell-o for gelatin dessert).

An older name being retained even in the face of newer information (e.g., Chinese checkers, Arabic numerals).

Pars pro toto, or a name being applied to something which only covers part of a region. The name Holland is often used to refer to the Netherlands while it only designates a part of that country; sometimes people refer to the suburbs of a metropolis with the name of the biggest city in the metropolis.

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Travels, Misnomer

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Travels

Fly me there,
Drive me here,
Take me somewhere anywhere within in your atmosphere,
I need a home,
Don't need to roam,
Crowded places where I still just stand alone,
Direct from a to b
That's how it feels to be entirely free
I've traveled far and wide
But I can travel much further by your side
I need some air,
I need some care,
I need somebody to pinch just to know they're there,
I need a home,
Don't need to roam,
These crowded places where I still just stand alone,
Direct from a to b
That's how it feels to be entirely free
I've traveled far and wide
But I can travel much further by your side
Take me take me take me take me take me somewhere,
I can go for miles when I know that you're there,
Take me take me take me take me take me somewher-er-er-er-er-ere
Direct from a to b
That's how it feels to be entirely free
I've traveled far and wide
But I can travel much further by your side
Oaoao oaoaoo *10
Direct from A to B,
That's how it feels to be entirely free,
I've traveled far and wide,
I've traveled far and wide'
I've traveled far and wide'
I can travel much further'
I can travel much further by your side

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General assembly 70th session – 28 September - AM session Address by His Excellency Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China

China Pledges Neutrality If North Korea Attacks U.S., But Will Defend Ally If Attacked

Edit WorldNews.com 11 Aug 2017

China’s state media Friday said the government would remain neutral if North Korea attacks the United States, but warned it would defend its Asian neighbor if the U.S. strikes first and tries to overthrow Kim Jong Un’s regime, Fox News reported. “If the U.S ... In Australia, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who has a less-than-ideal relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump, described his country and the U.S....

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The Liaoning, China's first aircraft carrier, departs Hong Kong, Tuesday, July 11, 2017.

While All Eyes Are On North Korea, China’s Three-Ocean Strategy Advances

Edit WorldNews.com 11 Aug 2017

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas DarlingChina is well aware while all eyes are on North Korea, it’s maritime strategy is advancing across the Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic Oceans. What’s more, the rise of China’s economic investments and culture is not only becoming an accelerant for the Arab and African world, but it’s making headway into Latin America and the Caribbean ... He is a correspondent for www.WN.com....

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Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Train Station in South Korea, Aug. 10, 2017

Trump warns NKorea that US is 'locked and loaded'

Edit Atlanta Journal 11 Aug 2017

WASHINGTON. President Donald Trump is warning of military action "should North Korea act unwisely.". Trump tweeted ... bombers ... ....

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Blue Whale challenge: Two more kids in India fall prey to the online game, both ...

Edit BGR 11 Aug 2017

A seven year old from Indore and a 14-year-old from Solapur have been found to be under the influence of the Blue Whale challenge. We had hoped this was over, but the horrific Blue Whale challenge seems to still be active among teens in India. After the case of the 14-year-old boy from Mumbai, two more cases have now been reported. One is a seven year old kid from Indore, and the other is a 14-year-old from Solapur ... ALSO READ ... RELATED ... ....

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In this Nov. 3, 2015 file photo, Afghan Taliban fighters listen to Mullah Mohammed Rasool, the newly-elected leader of a breakaway faction of the Taliban, in Farah province, Afghanistan.

30 Taliban insurgents killed as suicide vests explodes in Farah gathering

Edit Khaama Press 11 Aug 2017

At least thirty Taliban insurgents were killed after suicide attack vests exploded prematurely among the gathering of Taliban militants in western Farah province of Afghanistan ... He said a number of the senior Taliban commanders were also among those killed ... ....

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iPhone 8: As Apple gears up to release new handsets, mystery remains over what they ...

Edit The Independent 11 Aug 2017

A great deal has been leaked about the new iPhone ... “The new iPhone” is in itself something of a misnomer ... + show all ....

Sour punch

Edit The Hindu 11 Aug 2017

Wild hibiscus comes to us in Auroville with passing breezes, or perhaps just with seeds sown by the plants themselves, earlier in the season ... Thanks mostly to a Jamaican colloquial reference to them as red sorrels — what we call puliccha keerai in Tamil and is famously known as gongura in Telugu — these are sometimes called the sorrel, though that is a misnomer as sorrels are a different plant family altogether....

Letter to the Editor: In Eastern North Carolina summers, it really is the humidity

Edit Rocky Mount Telegram 11 Aug 2017

When we are in the grip of a heat wave of the sort we experienced earlier this summer, the subject of global warming becomes more pronounced. “Heat wave” is a real misnomer for this type of weather. Wave implies movement, it implies action. When heat settles in, there is no movement, no action. It’s more like a heat dome. That’s it. A dome of hot air settles over us. No matter. It’s hot ... And it’s the South....

‘The Emoji Movie’ Is Not Actually a Movie at All

Edit Vice 11 Aug 2017

Emojis are fun little pictures that live inside your phone. You think of them the same way you think of a banana, or iPhone earbuds. They are there, and that is OK, but you can feasibly live without them. Sure, you know, fine, but also very much whatever ... Like an appendix, or a fax machine. Horse shoes. Ice pops ... The 8 percent Rotten Tomatoes rating for The Emoji Movie is a misnomer, because that rating system is designed for actual movies....

Single parents, refugees add spice to Salt Lake City's DIY Festival

Edit The Salt Lake Tribune 10 Aug 2017

Asia Dutson gently waves the golden flame of a soldering iron over a strip of silver, waiting patiently for the metal to “speak” to her. “It shows me where it wants to go,” said the owner of Salt Lake City’s Asia Raine Designs. “That’s what is so exciting, every piece has its own personality. It can’t be replicated.” ... “There’s a stigma about our neighborhoods,” she said, “and I wanted to break down the misnomers.” ... A place for refugees....

Station-bound instrument to open new chapter in the story of cosmic rays

Edit Astronomy/Spaceflight Now 10 Aug 2017

This mosaic image of Crab Nebula, a six-light-year-wide expanding remnant of a star’s supernova explosion, was taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. Recent research shows that galactic cosmic rays flowing into our solar system originate in clusters like these. Credit. NASA/ESA/Arizona State University ... Their name is a misnomer ... Eun-Suk Seo, University of Maryland professor of physics, stands in an on-campus control room. Credit ... 14 ... ....

American Superconductor's (AMSC) CEO Steve Paul on Q1 2017 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Edit Seeking Alpha 10 Aug 2017

American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ.AMSC). Q1 2017 Earnings Conference Call. August 9, 2017 10.00 ET. Executives. Daniel McGahn - President and Chief Executive Officer ... Analysts ... Operator ... Brion Tanous ... So basically, they are saying that if you are solvent then why are you paying these nice people? And if Inox proves that they are solvent, which they did and there is no real risk there in their business that it’s kind of a misnomer ... ....

American Superconductor's (AMSC) CEO Daniel McGahn On Q1 2017 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Edit Seeking Alpha 10 Aug 2017

What are Gas Giants?

Edit Universe Today 09 Aug 2017

Between the planets of the inner and outer Solar System, there are some stark differences ... In truth, the term is something of a misnomer, since these elements largely take a liquid and solid form within a gas giant, as a result of the extreme pressure conditions that exist within the interior ... Credit. NASA/JPL ....

‘Concussion’ doctor: Youth football is child abuse

Edit East Bay Times 09 Aug 2017

Letting youngsters play football is child abuse, the pathologist credited with discovering a specific kind of brain disease in NFL players said. Bennet Omalu, who first identified the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) that helped lead to a better understanding of sports-related concussions, made the powerful statement this week at the New York Press Club ... That’s a misnomer.” ... ....

Deadpool Hero Ryan Reynolds Is Trolling Spiderman to the Internet’s Delight

Edit Time Magazine 09 Aug 2017

Ryan Reynolds knows how to win the hearts of his loyal Deadpool fans ... But read carefully, and you’ll find he hid a classic Wade Wilson-style joke in his 140 characters. “Thank you #VPD ... Thank you #VPD ... pic.twitter.com/EweL1TtM2k. — Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) August 8, 2017 ... Beautiful ... The Vancouver Police Department also got in on the joke, winking at Reynolds’s misnomer in another Twitter shout-out ... ....

Footing the free tuition bill

Edit The Manila Times 09 Aug 2017

ON August 3, President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act (RA) 10931, or the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, to near universal acclaim. This law is yet another manifestation of Filipino lawmakers’ tendency to turn the Philippines into a welfare state, with “universal access” to everything from kindergarten to maintenance medicines, despite its lack of resources ... “Universal access” is actually a misnomer ... ....

What tax reform could be

Edit Rutland Herald 09 Aug 2017

The New York Times said the following in an editorial.. A fter their protracted failure to repeal Obamacare, congressional Republicans have indicated that taxes will be next on their agenda. It’s a misnomer to call their plans “tax reform,” though, because they have proposed little more than the same deep cuts for corporations and wealthy individuals that they’ve always wanted ... New forms of taxation are also needed ... ....

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The Nintendo World Championship is coming back this fall, Nintendo said today.

Edit Kotaku 08 Aug 2017

... States, so “World Championship” might be a misnomer....

Misnomer

Sources of misnomers

Misnomers

four tet - misnomer

Misnomer - Hopeless Semantics

Misnomer – Endless (live @ Woods Festival 2016)

Misnomer – Lose Yourself (live @ Woods Festival 2016)

Misnomer - Death Medley

Random variable is a misnomer

Is 'student-athlete' a misnomer?

Misnomer "Travels" (Playing Live)

Misnomer - You Can't--You Can

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Misnomers

four tet - misnomer

Misnomer - Hopeless Semantics

Misnomer – Endless (live @ Woods Festival 2016)

Misnomer – Lose Yourself (live @ Woods Festival 2016)

Misnomer - Death Medley

Random variable is a misnomer

Is 'student-athlete' a misnomer?

Misnomer "Travels" (Playing Live)

Misnomer - You Can't--You Can

Misnomers

four tet - misnomer

Misnomer - Hopeless Semantics

Misnomer – Endless (live @ Woods Festival 2016)

Misnomer – Lose Yourself (live @ Woods Festival 2016)

Misnomer - Death Medley

Random variable is a misnomer

Is 'student-athlete' a misnomer?

Misnomer "Travels" (Playing Live)

Misnomer - You Can't--You Can

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Misnomer – Lose Yourself (live @ Woods Festival 2016)

Misnomer - Death Medley

Random variable is a misnomer

Is 'student-athlete' a misnomer?

Misnomer "Travels" (Playing Live)

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