2006-11-15 21:06:42 · 8 answers · asked by 2 good 2 miss 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
and why are quizzes quizzical but tests arent testicle?
2006-11-15 21:36:58 · answer #1 · answered by dreamcatcher 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A person who plays a piano called also be called a musician, but he's specifically known as a pianist to identify which instrument.
However a race car driver, is a driver but you couldn't specifically say racist as the word is already used for something else.
However you might say Formula 1, or TOCA or stock to identify his speciality.
2006-11-15 21:12:22 · answer #2 · answered by Cynical_Si 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A pianist can be called a Musician.
And if a person drove a racer car, he/she could be called a racer. or a Driver.
derrrr! Na jokes, it got me for a couple of seconds. Clever you. No seriously. !
2006-11-15 21:17:10 · answer #3 · answered by london lady 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a pedant writes...
Racist is an unfortunate American construction. It comes from the equally obnoxious word racism. The English words are racialist and racialism.
The person who drives a motor car is a motorist. The person who races in a motor car is a motor-racer.
2006-11-15 21:15:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Don't know, but it opens up an interesting question on why virtually all race car drivers in WRC/F1/NASCAR are white
2006-11-15 21:47:14 · answer #5 · answered by dumberthangeorgebush 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
becuase if someone asked you what you done for a living and you said you were a racist you would probably wake six months later in the hospital
2006-11-15 21:18:44 · answer #6 · answered by rayleeburchell 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
say it out loud.... then you realise why it isn't that! The english language is so complicated!
2006-11-15 21:17:01 · answer #7 · answered by tera_the_giga_dragon_bytes 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By your definition it would have to be carist.
2006-11-15 21:09:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋