What's the difference between pontage and pottage?
Pontage
Definition:
(n.) A duty or tax paid for repairing bridges.
Example Sentences:
(1) On the basis of 26 cases with non-operable primary or secondary neoplastic obstructions of the cardia the authors express the opinion that the best solution is the transdiaphragmatic pontage with a jejunal loop mounted in Y. Enlargement of this indication should not be made on behalf of radical or palleative resections, but on the contrary internal derivations should increase the range of surgical solutions in cancer of the cardia.
Pottage
Definition:
(n.) A kind of food made by boiling vegetables or meat, or both together, in water, until soft; a thick soup or porridge.
Example Sentences:
(1) On Thursday the FA disclosed the full extent of Ince's actions as it revealed he physically assaulted the fourth official Mark Pottage while using a series of expletives.
(2) As the buggered ploughs and botched pottage mounted, any residual rose-tinted sentimentality flaked off like the skin of a psoriatic shire horse.
(3) Surely, after hearing it, the crowd would surge forwards and carry me on their shoulders, from our hotel in Brighton maybe even as far as Westminster (stopping off at the Pease Pottage Services ), where we would nail our Grand Remonstrance to the doors of parliament itself.
(4) In an examination during the hearing, Langford added that "Mr Ince's eyes were bulging" as he squared up to Pottage.
(5) "As this occurred Mr Ince, being restrained by stewards and players of Blackpool, was repeatedly shouting in an aggressive manner: 'I'll knock you fucking out you cunt,' to Mr Pottage."
(6) "Mr Ince then turned around and violently shoved Mr Pottage with two hands in to the chest.
(7) Giving his own evidence Ince, who denied using the word 'cunt' said: "As I turned around, Mr Pottage stepped forward and was 'fronting me up' in my face.
(8) It is a foul pottage of denigration, inadequacy, spite and lust; consider this, and Inverdale's remark is barely strange.
(9) "Mark Pottage, the fourth official, was stood behind Mr Ince at the time and said: 'I'm here.'