Let's hear it for the space bar

I recall reading a story long ago about the lowly Zero, the placehold in mathematics that can change a one to a million but is nothing by itself. I was reminded of this story when I came across a list of words, each of which could be changed immensely by the simple addition of a space. So just remember, if you're feeling not so important, that you're just filling a slot somewhere, even that makes a difference in this ol' world.



The list:

asphalt	snake barrier
aspire	snake anger
bedevil	nightmares
begone	how to get cup of coffee
brandisk	breakfast
briefly	cheese loving insect
cornice	frozen treat made of maize
detergent	a kick in the groin
earnest	home for listeners
endanger	counting to ten and taking a deep breath
endear	last one to hear a rumor
fatally	chubby friend
father	big lady over there
gallant	an audacious insect
generally	microbiologists convention
legend	the toes
malediction	basso voice
malefactor	y chromosome
massacres	open air church
menswear	locker room language
misery	penny pinching
mustache	mandatory pain
noticed	room temperature
novice	good behavior
nowhere	currently present
pageant	calling insect
panache	cooking pain
parable	180 yard hole
pigeon	era of slobs
prelate	right on time
restart	the knack of relaxing
sagacity	town with a tale
scarcity	the burn ward
sinking	Satan