Julian_Caesar t1_ixoo0h1 wrote
Reply to comment by TheBSisReal in Harry Potter and the sport's writting by confrita
>peaking
It's actually "piquing" someone's curiosity :)
From the root word "pique" meaning to excite/arouse. The phrase "piqued their/my/etc curiosity" is basically the only time this word is used anymore. So unless you came across it in print (rather than hearing it, since it's pronounced the same as peaked) you'd have no reason to know it
TheBSisReal t1_ixpho2l wrote
See, I hesitated on that word, but it was late. Thanks.
Julian_Caesar t1_ixqcjvc wrote
Np
I felt less like "that guy" in this case because it really is an obscure usage at this point. It wouldn't shock me to see it disappear within my lifetime.
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