Adam aspired not to be a dogsbody or lickspittle, but rather to become, one day, an amanuensis.
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I guess it would help me to know why the word of the day is chosen. They’re always somewhat interesting, and in some cases words I’ve never heard before. So I leave wondering, “why was that word chosen,” or, “how did such a word come up in conversation,” or, “there’s probably a funny story how Adam picked that word.” Maybe my imagination is just overactive.
There’s a pretty obvious connection to weblogging there — or at least a connection I’ve projected onto it.
Actually, I saw the word in a Salon story about assistants of famous people (like Martha Stewart’s broker) who are now getting their revenge on their mean bosses. I’m always fascinated when I see a word in print that I didn’t know existed. This was one of those times.
Now we’re getting somewhere! Thanks, Adam.
John, stop projecting 😛
Hey, that was my word of the day once!
As I’ve often said, great minds think alike.