[Magdalen] Charleston Receipt.

[ME Michaud]

In New England those two words are pronounced slightly differently.
You can actually hear the difference.

Callus = kal-liss
Callous = kal-luss

And speaking of accents,
I visited New Bern, NC
and was amazed to discover that the older natives said
NooBoyne.
-M

On Tuesday, August 29, 2017, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
>
> Reminds me of the little spiel I always gave resident physcians
> "rotating" through dermatology:
>
> (1) Callous means unfeeling, cold, etc.  It is an adjective.
>
> (2) Callus means a thickened, tough area of the skin, most frequently
> found
>       on the feet.  It is a noun.
>
>