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    "Deep-Seated" vs "Deep-Seeded"

    I was trying to write an email and was going to use the phrase "deep-seated", and then I thought to myself, "Don't I mean 'deep-seeded'?"

    Anybody use these terms? Some examples:

    Why is there this deep-seated animosity between India and Pakistan?
    And the loneliness was really just a deep-seeded fear that he was unworthy of being loved.....even by himself.
    Which one is correct and which one makes you look stupid for saying it? Anybody know?
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    Deep-seated
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    Deep-seeded
    10.53%
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    Deep-fried-banana
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    Deep seated seems more logical to the non-native speaker I am. "Deep rooted" would be an coherent saying, but "deep seeded" just sounds silly IMHO.
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    • #3
      Breaking News

      Recent results from my Google research:

      Searched the web for deep-seated. Results 1 - 10 of about 110,000. Search took 0.20 seconds.

      Searched the web for deep-seeded. Results 1 - 10 of about 8,780. Search took 0.27 seconds
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      • #4
        I'm 95% sure the expression is "deep-seated" ... although I was 100% before I read this thread and you sowed seeds of doubt in my mind. (pun intended )

        How about this one: Should it be "Card Shark" or "Card Sharp"???
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        • #5
          Sharp I think, though shark is widely used and I personally prefer that imagery.

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          • #6
            I think seated is the more common..just go with the flow man, go with the flow!
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            • #7
              How about this one: Should it be "Card Shark" or "Card Sharp"???


              I use both, but for different meanings.

              Card Shark for someone who will cheat you by the hustle.
              Card Sharp for someone who will cheat you by sleight of hand.

              But thats just my image of what the words conjure up.
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              • #8
                Both are correct, as different idioms for the same idea.

                So don't worry about which one you use, your reader will get the right idea.
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                • #9
                  Deep seated is correct. Deep seeded is slang with the same meaning.
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                  • #10
                    deep-seated

                    No deep-seeded. (I had never heard of this before, although it does make alittle more sense, IMO)
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                    • #11
                      http://www.yaelf.com/swot.shtml#whchcrrctdpsddrdpst


                      Just a little too slow.

                      Looks like I'm wrong.
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                      • #12
                        Thanks everybody for your help!
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