It is frequently employed in the sense of to occur, to come to pass, but this use is condemned by the best critics in England and America. “The proceedings of the secret session of the council soon transpired.” This sentence illustrates the true meaning of the word.
Make, Manufacture
These words may, in some cases, be used interchangeably, but make has much the wider range of meanings. The following story, related by Eli Perkins, will illustrate this fact:
I was talking one day with Mr. Depew, President of the New York Central Railroad, about demand and supply. I said the price of any commodity is always controlled by the demand and supply.
“Not always, Eli,” said Depew; “demand and supply don’t always govern prices. Business tact sometimes governs them.”
“When,” I asked, “did an instance ever occur when the price did not depend on demand and supply?”
“Well,” said Mr. Depew, “the other day I stepped up to a German butcher, and, out of curiosity, asked:
“‘What’s the price of sausages?’
“‘Dwenty cends a bound,’ he said.
“‘You asked twenty-five this morning,’ I replied.