What's the difference between dangler and jangler?

Dangler


Definition:

  • (n.) One who dangles about or after others, especially after women; a trifler.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Also, even if a dangler is in no danger of being misinterpreted, enough readers have trained themselves to spot danglers that a writer who leaves it incurs the risk of being judged as slovenly.
  • (2) Danglers are extremely common, not just in deadline-pressured journalism but in the works of distinguished authors.
  • (3) A thoughtlessly placed dangler can confuse the reader or slow them down, and occasionally it can lure them into a ludicrous interpretation.
  • (4) Inserting "we find" or "we see" into the main clause to avoid a dangler can make the sentence stuffy and self-conscious.
  • (5) (Did you notice the dangler in the sentence before last?)
  • (6) But some so-called danglers are perfectly acceptable.

Jangler


Definition:

  • (n.) An idle talker; a babbler; a prater.
  • (n.) A wrangling, noisy fellow.

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