A copacetic podcast

25 Oct 2005

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Today’s word, copacetic, is a favorite of mine. Although I too often forget to use it. Copacetic is an adjective meaning completely or entirely satisfactory. I think its connotation is much more positive then satisfactory. For example if a boss told me my work was satisfactory I would be concerned it wasn’t very good, that [...]

By: sebrenner Category: Words

Mea Culpa- Adam Curry’s favorite bit of latin for podcasting

20 Oct 2005

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Welcome back. Today we have a celebrity inspired term, Mea Culpa. Recently Bill Gates used it when describing MS’s failure to dominate the online music industry. “Mea culpa” is a latin phrase uttered to accept guilt. It translates to “my fault.” I think people like using the phrase because it is psychologically easier to say [...]

By: sebrenner Category: Latin