Today, we examine two pairs of words that were separated at birth. These words originally meant the same thing but have since gone their separate ways and now won't even speak to each other at family reunions.
— Casual/casualty. There's nothing "casual" (informal) about a "casualty" (victim of an accident or war). But despite this stark difference in the current meanings of "casual" and "casualty," both words ultimately derive from the Lati ...
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