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BMO
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 Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 10:12 pm Post subject: Fumble and bumble |
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It looks like both mean walking clumsily. Are they close in meaning?
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Bob S.
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| Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 7:43 am Post subject: Re: Fumble and bumble |
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| BMO wrote: |
| It looks like both mean walking clumsily. Are they close in meaning? |
Fumble has more to do with your hands. You are clumsy and cannot hold something tightly or carefully. |
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BMO
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| Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 8:50 am Post subject: |
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Got it.
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bud
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| Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 12:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Also, I'd say that bumble usually has more to do with your brain. In a way, it is being clumsy with your thinking. |
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BMO
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| Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks. Easy to remember. B is for brain (bumble), F is for feeling with your hands (fumble).
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bud
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| Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 1:11 pm Post subject: |
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Great, BMO!
I just looked up bumble and it says "to speak or move in a confused way." So I was close, but not on target. Still, I would say that most often it refers to the speaking rather than the moving. At least, that's my experience. |
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BMO
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| Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 4:16 am Post subject: |
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Yes, that is the part about moving that got me confused, but I will go with the customary.
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