I remember the days in elementary school when I could not wait for the recess bell to go. That meant you could officially chill out without staring at your teacher drone on about the subtleties of 'Rana Tigrina' (or common toad, for those not familiar with amphib lingo), while almost looking like one; or stress your brain about correct use of 'past participles' (not a Christianity lecture but English grammar); and just chew gum or something and dream about hanging out with that cute girl 2 grades higher than me.
Now compare that with adding the letters 'ion' to this wonderful state of mind. Ions btw are insignificant charged atoms in their own right but add it to recess and we get the most dreaded word in recent human evolution. Whether its our FED mentioning it in one of their soporific depositions to congress (sounds like something the neighbors dog did on my lawn), or the president of the nation trying to use it to move public opinion it is enough to wreak havoc in stock markets and personal 401 ks.
That is the beauty or idiosyncrasy (depending on your POV) of the English language. Two words with entirely different meanings when collide create a bizarre word with entirely different impact.
Now compare that with adding the letters 'ion' to this wonderful state of mind. Ions btw are insignificant charged atoms in their own right but add it to recess and we get the most dreaded word in recent human evolution. Whether its our FED mentioning it in one of their soporific depositions to congress (sounds like something the neighbors dog did on my lawn), or the president of the nation trying to use it to move public opinion it is enough to wreak havoc in stock markets and personal 401 ks.
That is the beauty or idiosyncrasy (depending on your POV) of the English language. Two words with entirely different meanings when collide create a bizarre word with entirely different impact.
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