Sometimes when I take my early morning walk (from 5am to 6am), I had strange/unusual thoughts pop into my head. The other morning I, for some reason, thought it strange that leave and left are variations of the same "word". And I wondered, "Why?"
Then I started thinking...and I came up with a few more:
bereave....bereft
cleave...cleft
heave...heft
leave...left
reave...reft
sieve...sift (okay...not quite the same thing)
thieve...theft
weave...weft
Not a huge list, but not too bad for so early in the morning. My mom was a high school English teacher. I think that's where these thoughts come from. Or maybe from my 2 years at Augustana College in Rock Island getting a Bachelor of Arts degree in Geology. There we received a liberal arts education..."forced" to think. I guess repetition leads to habits...and old habits are hard to break.
I love word games and word plays. They keep my mind agile!
