tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507136945842934293.post6491722673074539818..comments2023-09-21T06:15:03.099-07:00Comments on Conjugate Visits: Wonderings and Googlings (Wherein I wonder about words, then I Google them)June Casagrandehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00363096837053080969noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507136945842934293.post-77812899461378300272010-08-25T08:43:44.608-07:002010-08-25T08:43:44.608-07:00That's an excellent reason why you can, if you...That's an excellent reason why you can, if you want to, write "chaise lounge." If lounge is what you want to say, then there's no reason you can't use "chaise" to modify it. <br /><br />The problem, of course, is that anyone who believes it "must" be "chaise longue" will consider "chaise lounge" an error -- even if it's a choice. So, as a copy editor, I find it's best to stick with the safer choice. I suspect that's why the Los Angeles Times so often eschews "healthy foods" for "healthful foods," even though its dictionary allows either. "Healthful" keeps the grammar cops of their backs.<br /><br />: )June Casagrandehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00363096837053080969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507136945842934293.post-57828581560491778132010-08-25T05:50:19.831-07:002010-08-25T05:50:19.831-07:00Very interesting. I always thought it was "ch...Very interesting. I always thought it was "chaise lounge" as in a chair in which to lounge (based upon the following definition for lounge) - <br /><br />1. To move or act in a lazy, relaxed way; loll: lounging on the sofa; lounged around in pajamas.<br />2. To pass time idly: lounged in Venice till June. - definition from: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/lounge<br /><br />I know that longue is French for long, but I never made the association because I grew up lounging on lounge chairs.<br /><br />Thanks for the post.Laura Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05229426716936563690noreply@blogger.com