I gotta question

@ElicBxn (64184)
United States
June 28, 2026 8:12pm CST
Does anyone think "sooth" means truth? I have heard it, and probably used it, mean to help a person who is injured or the like. Maybe to make it easier on a person. "She soothed the man's sunburn with cool water and some aloe vera." So, maybe the word sooth and soothe are actually two different words. Good grief! Make them MORE different. Forsooth!
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Michael
@Wrexxo (2779)
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9h
I have heard of soothe..but sooth, I have no idea what that is
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ElicBxn
@ElicBxn (64184)
• United States
7h
It is a different word. It means Truth... which, good grief... really!
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (136625)
• Marion, Ohio
13h
There is too many similar words
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ElicBxn
@ElicBxn (64184)
• United States
7h
I agree...
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Ali Canary
@AliCanary (4549)
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20h
Sure, they are different words. I immediately thought of "soothsayer", but I thought it meant more like "fortune teller" than "truth teller".
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ElicBxn
@ElicBxn (64184)
• United States
7h
Yes, "soothsayer" does mean "truth teller" since sooth means "truth." Of course that is probably the final remnant of the word. Soothe is another story...
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