13 July 2012

You don’t even know what travesty MEANS!

I’ve got to get this out of my system.

People have this strange tendency to use the word travesty around me. (If you didn’t know, Travis is my middle name—this may be why.)

So he gets this grin on his face, thinking he’s so clever, and says, “Blogging on a Friday instead of going on a date WOULD BE A TRAVESTY!”

No. No it wouldn’t. Travesty doesn’t mean tragedy!
trav·es·ty /ˈtravistē/
noun: A false, absurd, or distorted version of something.
synonyms: parody, mockery, spoof
It comes from the latin tra- (to change) and vestire (clothing). So it means to dress up. It’s a fake something that looks like the real thing. A mockery.

Remember it!

Ya dork.

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    1. It is such a travesty that I did not know what this word actually meant until today!
      It is such a parody that I did not know what this word actually meant until today!
      It is such a spoof that I did not know what this word actually meant until today!
      It is such a mockery that I did not know what this word actually meant until today!
      Now the word transvestite makes sense--well not really.

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  2. Ok...Travis is your middle name? I never knew that. Nice blog. And Ecksdot looks intriguing -I'm impressed that you've even got the cover designed! And you're already working on another book it looks like! Did you know that Autumn enjoys writing stories too? Have you read any of hers?

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  3. I haven't read Autumn's work. I've invited her to send me some, but she's protective. She writes a ton though, from what I understand, and you know what they say about practice...

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