Was there a recall on dictionaries that i missed...?
i don't think so, but i thought i'd ask before i begin my latest diatribe.
Now the reason i ask is have y'all ever had an understanding of a word, term, phrase and then someone else challenges your understanding? i know battles have been waged over a misconstrued conversation, but i'm talking super simple words, such as "tomorrow."
Hmmm, last time i checked, tomorrow meant the day following the present day. Let's consult my trusty dictionary, which literally resides at my right elbow at my desk:
Tomorrow: noun - 1. The day following today. 2. The near future.
adverb - On or for the day following today.
Okay, so "near future" is a secondary definition. How do i quantify that? i mean "near future" is kinda relative. In terms of the universe the "near future" is my birth & death. To a toddler, the "near future" is within 30 seconds. Hmm. So to an adult male i guess tomorrow lies somewhere in-between the two... Damn dictionary. It was supposed to be on my side!
That said, the common usage of "tomorrow" is within a 24-hour period, and the person utilizing this term ain't no walking dictionary, so i think my definition is solid.
PS: Sorry for all the quotation marks.
i don't think so, but i thought i'd ask before i begin my latest diatribe.
Now the reason i ask is have y'all ever had an understanding of a word, term, phrase and then someone else challenges your understanding? i know battles have been waged over a misconstrued conversation, but i'm talking super simple words, such as "tomorrow."
Hmmm, last time i checked, tomorrow meant the day following the present day. Let's consult my trusty dictionary, which literally resides at my right elbow at my desk:
Tomorrow: noun - 1. The day following today. 2. The near future.
adverb - On or for the day following today.
Okay, so "near future" is a secondary definition. How do i quantify that? i mean "near future" is kinda relative. In terms of the universe the "near future" is my birth & death. To a toddler, the "near future" is within 30 seconds. Hmm. So to an adult male i guess tomorrow lies somewhere in-between the two... Damn dictionary. It was supposed to be on my side!
That said, the common usage of "tomorrow" is within a 24-hour period, and the person utilizing this term ain't no walking dictionary, so i think my definition is solid.
PS: Sorry for all the quotation marks.
