Why do I keep looking up words I already know the meaning of? People and places and events I already know about? It's to be sure I know, in case I'm mistaken, in case I'll make a fool of myself in front of the whole world if I use that word or refer to that person place or event inappropriately.
I know damn well Staten Island NY is not a section of Long Island NY. I knew that since childhood! And yet I needed Google Maps to assure me that the crude map in my head is fully consistent with the real world.
This is annoying!
No comments:
Post a Comment