I think the second is correct, but I wonder if someone can help me with some literary examples, or history of the statement.
2006-10-19 23:00:39 · 8 answers · asked by brad t 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
They're both 'correct' in their own way. The first means its status is irrelevant. The second is a comparison showing that item's insignificance relative to the other item. one's progressive, the other's comparative.
2006-10-19 23:31:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I think they mean different things. "Pale into insignificance" means "fade away," while "pale in significance" means "become less important." The latter phrase often is used with a comparison. i.e. "The problem of the burnt toasted paled in significance when I stubbed my toe."
2006-10-19 23:08:53 · answer #2 · answered by uncle 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Neither. It's pales not pale. "Yet as great as that may sound, it pales in significance to this."
2016-05-20 22:45:47 · answer #3 · answered by R 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"pale in significance" means that something else is more significant
"pale into insignificance" means that it used to be significant, but is becoming less so
2006-10-19 23:04:37 · answer #4 · answered by darlintxdaisy 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The first one is the idiom that's commonly used to mean something has become obscure.
2006-10-19 23:08:54 · answer #5 · answered by ladybugewa 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
pale into insignificance
2006-10-19 23:01:55 · answer #6 · answered by JAM 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The latter is correct.
2006-10-19 23:02:25 · answer #7 · answered by ericscribener 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The first one is correct, you have just misheard it or heard someone mis-pronounce it.
2006-10-19 23:03:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋