Quotidian Quotables

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Boring...(borrrrr-inngg) adjective: in LC terminology boring means: exciting, fun, or interesting. For example, she was saying yesterday that our trip to Greenfield Village was boring. I asked her if she knew what boring meant. When I told her that it meant so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness she was utterly blown away. I think she just liked the sound of boring and decided to make it her word of the week. She let me know that she really didn't think our trip was boring.

does this look like the mug of a "bored" girl? I don't think so.
The hat shop was her dream come true.

Now, here is the real WWoW.=)

Quotidian (quo-tid-i-an) adjective: found in the ordinary course of events. There's nothing like a real train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute. Synonyms include: everyday, mundane, routine, unremarkable, workaday.

Origin: 14th century "everyday, daily" from Latin quotidianus, from Latin quotes "how many" + dies "day."

If I had had to guess what quotidian meant based on the book I was reading and the sound of the word, I would have guessed it had something to do with quotes. How wrong I was! But, consider how smart you will sound when you substitute "quotidian" for "everyday, mundane, routine or unremarkable."

1. The quotidian task of showering was made more fun by the addition of Bath & Body Sweet Pea Shower Scrub on a fluffy sponge.

2. There was nothing quotidian about Audrey Hepburn's features. She was gorgeous.

3. What I'd really appreciate is a quotidian day to accomplish some quotidian tasks.

What's not to love about using quotidian? This is a seriously fun word!
For a play on the word, I am going to include some quotidian quotes. Many of them you have probably heard before. There is wisdom packed into these quotes, which is probably why they are all a bit familiar. Enjoy.

Meres...her word of the week is mmmma.
Which, incidentally, is her word for "no."
She says it when she is getting into trouble. When she is doing something she knows she isn't supposed to.

Anyone can carry his burden, however hard, until nightfall. Anyone can do his work, however hard, for one day. Anyone can live sweetly, patiently, lovingly, purely, till the sun goes down. And this is all life really means. ~Robert Louis Stevenson

Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. ~Theodore Roosevelt

The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra. ~Jimmy Johnson

Look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time. ~Betty Smith

Whatever you are be a good one. ~Abraham Lincoln

Giving up doesn't always mean you are weak. Sometimes it means that you are strong enough to let go. ~Author Unknown

Promise only what you can deliver. Then deliver more than you promise. ~Author Unknown

It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards. ~Baltasar Gracián

Whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. Paul, 1 Corinthians 10:31

And there's everything and nothing quotidian about that.

Ignorance Pool

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Fatuity (fa-tju-iti) noun: Smug stupidity. Utter foolishness. He showed fatuity as he answered question after question.
origin: first recorded use 1538. Archaic usage denoted imbecility or dementia.
Two different definitions. Similar, but different. I think "utter foolishness" can be forgivable. "Smug stupidity" is just irritating.
Paul told Timothy to, "study to show yourself approved unto God, a workman that need not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." No pooling of ignorance or fatuity.

I think that sometimes the Hippie household dinner conversation borders on fatuity, what with all the knock-knock jokes being exchanged. Here is one that recently contributed to the fatuity at our table:

What did the green grape say to the purple grape? "Breathe, breathe."=)

Did you laugh?=)

Indescribable!

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Ineffable: (in-ef-fa-ble) adjective: Defying expression or description. Too sacred to be uttered. The "super" moon last weekend was ineffable. Or would have been, if it hadn't been cloudy.=)
This is one of those old words that you sing in hymns, but tend to not use in many other contexts. And, it is also one of those words that I have found I sing without knowing the meaning. But, now you do. So, if you want to really butter someone up, use ineffable to qualify their eyes, or hair, or character.=) Or otherwise, use ineffable to describe our indescribable God.

Crown Him with many crowns, the Lamb upon His throne,
Hark! How the heavenly anthem drowns, all music but its own.
Awake, my soul, and sing, of Him who died for thee,
And hail Him as thy matchless king, through all eternity.

Crown Him the Lord of years. The Potentate of time.
Creator of the rolling spheres, ineffably sublime.
All, hail, Redeemer, hail! For Thou hast died for me.
Thy praise shall never, never fail throughout eternity.


O Worship the King, All glorious above,
O gratefully sing His power and His love;
Our Shield and Defender, the Ancient of days,
Pavilion'd in splendour, and girded with praise.

O measureless might! Ineffable love!
While angels delight to hymn Thee above,

The humbler creation, though feeble their lays,

With true adoration shall lisp to Thy praise.

Matchless. Only. Ineffable.

Satisfaction Guaranteed

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Copacetic: (co-pa-setik) adjective-Completely satisfactory; in excellent order.  Most products have a copacetic guarantee-100% satisfaction or your money back.
Origin: unknown, though many unproven theories exist. Probably originated among African Americans in the US South in the early 20th century or late 19th century.
1. My run this morning was copacetic.
2. Cool temperatures and sunshine provided a copacetic spring day.
3. The service was not copacetic, and I felt I need to let the manager know.
4. All the paperwork for the passport application was copacetic.

So, I'm wondering if things can be copacetic (completely satisfactory) without being copacetic (in excellent order)?=)

Crudite' Erudite

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Erudite-(er u dite) adjective- Having or showing profound knowledge. John was an erudite professor of quantum physics. 
Origin: 1432, from Latin eruditus "instruct," from ex-"out" + rudis "unskilled, rude." (rude would be crude, rough)
1. The erudite prep cook is especially knowledgable of crudités.=)
2. God's omniscience surpasses an erudite knowledge of everything.
3. The crude oil roughneck was an erudite fountain of drilling knowledge.
4. The architect took our rough sketch and turned it into an erudite site plan.

There is actually an Erudite Society...where thought is free and the civilized may congregate for intellectually stimulating discussion. Wow.=) That sounds lofty.
Though, my WWoW goal is to gain an erudite grasp of English vocabulary.

Everything in Moderation, Nothing in Excess

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Plethora-(pleth-o-ra) noun- Extreme excess or abundance. Elsie no longer has a plethora of hair. 

New "do"

Origin:1541 from Late Latin plethora, from Greek plethora "fullness" from plethein "be full". Originally in English a medical word for "excess of body fluid;" meaning "too much" is first recorded in 1700.
I love this word! But to use it too much would be plethoric.=) Here are some ways to incorporate plethora sparingly into your vocabulary this week.
-My new frosting had a plethora of butter which didn't endear it to my arteries.
-A plethora of spring sunshine can cause a memorable sunburn.
-A cornucopia displays a plethora of fruit.
We could say, "But my God shall supply all your need according to His (plethora) of riches in glory in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:19

And, for the record, I'd take a plethora of spring sunshine any day!

Step with Alacrity

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alacrity-(a-lack-ri-tee) noun-liveliness and eagerness. Brisk and cheerful readiness. My kids rarely attack their chores with alacrity. Origin: around 1510, from the Latin, alactitatem-"liveliness"... from alacer, "cheerful, brisk, lively". Also has roots in Goth-aljan "zeal", Old English-ellen, and Old High German-ellian. (the name Ellen must have its roots in a alacritous child.=)) Alacritous is showing alacrity, or eagerness.
There was actually a British Type 21 Frigate named the HMS Alacrity. She was set to sea in 1982, and decommissioned in 1994. She is now owned by the Pakistanis. Just a bit of trivia.

Instead of  urging people to look or step lively, how about urge them to look/step with alacrity?=)