Word of the Day
"Facade"
A word that I have used quite frequently for a long time...but I never really knew the whole definition...
dictionary.com
1. The face of a building, especially the principal face.
2. An artificial or deceptive front: ideological slogans that were a façade for geopolitical power struggles.
how funny that the first definition is the face of a building...i have never heard it used for that before. i wonder what the etymology (study of the history of the form and definition of a word...another good word for the day lol) of the word is that caused the second definition to be used...and if the second definition is derived from the first...it is kind of like you "cant judge a book by its cover" so to speak. just because the front of the building looks like a mickey d's...doesnt mean you are going to get a quarter pounder when you go in :).
posted by Kevin Yates @ 1:36 PM
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I must be a blogmaniac (speaking of words of the day)...I post immediately!
Facade...which definition came first?...kinda like the chicken or the egg...which leads us back to the Easter bunny. Oh, and to get to another rabbit, the chicken came first before we rabbit trail down THAT topic.
rose
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