Wrangle is definitely a verb too, but I think it’s meant to apply to, like, livestock and such. Hence the jeans. I just never realized there were two such similar words, and I’ve def used wrangle when wangle was probably more appropriate. The more one knows and all that, lol!
Went down a brief Merriam-Webster rabbit hole, if anyone else was wondering: to wrangle is to dispute, bicker, or obtain something by persistent arguing or maneuvering. To wangle is to resort to trickery or to get something by devious means, which leads to one of my favorite silly sounding words, finagle! So wrangling is wearing someone down (or handling livestock) and wangling is getting what you want by being manipulative. Huh.
Ok, I feel better. Because I’m pretty sure that I’ve used wrangle correctly in at least 50% of cases 😂 And, let’s be honest, I am probably going to forget wangle by next week, and will go back to using wrangle exclusively, correctly or otherwise.
Thank goodness for these trashy vintage magazine articles increasing our vocabulary! I’m surprised reading a dictionary to look smart wasn’t on the list 😂
I dunno … I would say that you made the right life choices, if stalking strangers on the street and going to trade shows for fun was the road not taken 😉
This made me cackle, thank you for the giggle and eyeroll about the nonsense that was women's mags. And if you are a Crazy Ex-Girlfriend fan like me, the "I go to the zoo" song instantly popped into my head 😂
This made me cackle, thank you for the giggle and eyeroll about the nonsense that was women's mags. And if you are a Crazy Ex-Girlfriend fan like me, the "I go to the zoo" song instantly popped into my head 😂
I definitely vote in favor of wrangle, as in Wrangler jeans? Eloise would have loved this write-up, well done.
Wrangle is definitely a verb too, but I think it’s meant to apply to, like, livestock and such. Hence the jeans. I just never realized there were two such similar words, and I’ve def used wrangle when wangle was probably more appropriate. The more one knows and all that, lol!
Went down a brief Merriam-Webster rabbit hole, if anyone else was wondering: to wrangle is to dispute, bicker, or obtain something by persistent arguing or maneuvering. To wangle is to resort to trickery or to get something by devious means, which leads to one of my favorite silly sounding words, finagle! So wrangling is wearing someone down (or handling livestock) and wangling is getting what you want by being manipulative. Huh.
Ok, I feel better. Because I’m pretty sure that I’ve used wrangle correctly in at least 50% of cases 😂 And, let’s be honest, I am probably going to forget wangle by next week, and will go back to using wrangle exclusively, correctly or otherwise.
Thank goodness for these trashy vintage magazine articles increasing our vocabulary! I’m surprised reading a dictionary to look smart wasn’t on the list 😂
All this time I thought it was wrangle also. What kind of a word is *wangle*?!
And I can see now all the ways I went wrong...
(Partner is nowhere near rich. Me neither. Guess we both screwed up.)
I dunno … I would say that you made the right life choices, if stalking strangers on the street and going to trade shows for fun was the road not taken 😉
This made me cackle, thank you for the giggle and eyeroll about the nonsense that was women's mags. And if you are a Crazy Ex-Girlfriend fan like me, the "I go to the zoo" song instantly popped into my head 😂
Omg! I haven’t watched CEG in years but you’re so right! That made my day 😅
This made me cackle, thank you for the giggle and eyeroll about the nonsense that was women's mags. And if you are a Crazy Ex-Girlfriend fan like me, the "I go to the zoo" song instantly popped into my head 😂