so, it's been awhile. if you are still reading. i mean, maybe ade and i are the only ones reading this. in that case...this is for you, ade.
i get the word of the day emails from merriam-webster. for the most part, i enjoy getting a new word each day. i try to incorporate that word into my everyday conversations. it tends to prove a little difficult because of the population that i work with (staff and clients, alike...maybe that was mean...oh well).
well, today was a word that i vowed i was going to use. several times. because it was super easy to remember and, apparently, has multiple meanings. who knew? merriam-webster, that's who. so, without further ado...today's word of the day.
billion \BILL-yun\
DEFINITION
noun
1: the number 1,000,000,000 : a thousand million b British, old-fashioned : the number 1,000,000,000,000 : a million million
2: a very large number
two things and then i'm done. first, i wasn't aware that billion isn't just a billion. i mean, it could be a thousand million. or a million million. or just a really big number. i like that billion is vague. way to be, billion. elusive and vague. just like a number should be.
second...really, merriam-webster? really? and we wonder why the kids are getting dumb. it couldn't be because the word of the day is soooooo challenging, could it?
well, could it?
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sometimes, when my word of the day emails contain a word that is so commonly known, i waver between two emotions. the first is a feeling of superiority, regardless of the word. i think that, since i already knew that, i must be some super genius or something. i know, silly, right? the other feeling i get is one of bewilderment. like, "do both merriam AND webster both think i am dumb enough to not now that word!?" or, better yet, "there must be some real idiots out there if THIS is the word of the day (as i roll my eyes in my superior knowledge of the english language)?" as if.
same here. totally. i'm glad i'm not the only one.
... I love it...
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