segway vs segue :

segway or segue

When you shift to a new topic or activity, you segue. Many people unfamiliar with the unusual Italian spelling of the word misspell it as “segway.” This error is being encouraged by the deliberately punning name used by the manufacturers of the Segway Human Transporter.

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Definitions

  • n  (trademark) a self-balancing personal transportation device with two wheels; can operate in any level pedestrian environment

  • n  the act of changing smoothly from one state or situation to another
  • v  proceed without interruption; in music or talk
    He segued into another discourse
News & Articles

  • Segway Tours Added to Cantigny’s Recreation Choice
    Date: Monday’s – Friday’s beginning in June 2013 Time: Afternoon’s Place: Cantigny Park, Wheaton, IL Admissions: Varies with tour Website: Segway Tours Weekday riding program offers a novel way to see and experience Cantigny Park. Two kinds of Segway experiences …
    June 10, 2013 - WGN TV Chicago
  • Column: Tech investing in the age of hype
    I blame the Segway. In 2001, it was billed as the "IT" device, and was given over-the-top endorsements by tech celebrities like Steve Jobs and John Doerr. It was "as big a deal as the PC" and "bigger than the Internet."
    June 10, 2013 - amNewYork
  • Segway Tours Added to Cantigny’s Recreation Choice
    Date: Monday’s – Friday’s beginning in June 2013 Time: Afternoon’s Place: Cantigny Park, Wheaton, IL Admissions: Varies with tour Website: Segway Tours Weekday riding program offers a novel way to see and experience Cantigny Park. Two kinds of Segway experiences …
    June 10, 2013 - WGN TV Chicago

  • Segue 2 is record-setting tiny galaxy held together by dark matter
    Sometimes big things come in small packages, or so the saying goes. Such is the case with Segue 2, the name of a tiny galaxy near our own that is being called the “most lightweight” ever discovered. What’s more, however, is the reality that its relatively small number of stars are bound together with dark Read The Full Story
    June 11, 2013 - SlashGear
  • What this tiny galaxy can tell us about the universe
    Say hi to Segue 2 — the smallest galaxy yet discovered
    June 11, 2013 - The Week via Yahoo! News
  • Segue 2 is record-setting tiny galaxy held together by dark matter
    Sometimes big things come in small packages, or so the saying goes. Such is the case with Segue 2, the name of a tiny galaxy near our own that is being called the “most lightweight” ever discovered. What’s more, however, is the reality that its relatively small number of stars are bound together with dark Read The Full Story
    June 11, 2013 - SlashGear