Belly  +  553770 Tue, 12 Aug 08 01:43 AM What is the difference between 1)tombstone and headstone? 2) Husband and economize (all are verbs)? Belly Joined on Mon, Feb 19 2007 Regular Member 630 Verbs, Difference Between

	Avangi  +  553775 Tue, 12 Aug 08 02:14 AM 1) I think there's some overlapping in usage.  Sometimes a family of several generations is/are buried in the same large plot, and each member's exact spot will be marked by a headstone, while the whole plot will be marked by a much larger and more elaborate edifice. I believe in Tombstone, Arizona the tombstones on Boot Hill were all pretty simple. 2) There's not much difference these days.   Husband can be a noun or a verb.  In university, you may major in "Animal Husbandry." To economize is to watch your pennies.  You try to find the least expensive way to have and do the things you need. (The noun is "economy.") "Husband" as a noun is the significant other of "wife," as in "man and wife," in most cases. As a verb, it's similar to "economize," but instead of looking out for yourself, you manage some entity (could be a family, or a business, or a property, or some part thereof) in an economical and prudent way.   - A. Avangi Joined on Mon, Nov 19 2007 Veteran Member 8,211 ". . . le plaisir delicieux et toujours nouveau d'une occupation inutile." - Henri de Regnier Verbs, Nouns, Universities

	CalifJim  +  553780 Tue, 12 Aug 08 02:41 AM 1)  tombstone and gravestone are the more general terms.  Technically, a headstone would be located, as you might expect, at the head of the grave. 2)  The verb husband isn't used much in comparison to economize.  You husband your resources, husband your energy.  You're using these things sparingly.  It's transitive.  (You would never say here that you're "economizing your energy".)  economize can be used transitively, according to the dictionaries, but I hear it more often as an intransitive verb meaning to be frugal.  If you don't have a lot of money, you have to economize.  (You would never say here that you "have to husband".) CJ    CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,465 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche Verbs

	Clive  +  553799 Tue, 12 Aug 08 04:57 AM Hi, A few more comments. Headstone - upright by the person's head. Tombstone - may be upright, or may be flat on top of the grave. CJ, I don't remember hearing the term 'gravestone' actually used. Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,679 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo

	CalifJim  +  553810 Tue, 12 Aug 08 05:24 AM Clive “I don't remember hearing the term 'gravestone' actually used.” Really?!!!  Members of my family use it quite often!  More often than tombstone, in fact!  How curious.  CJ  CalifJim