Weekly Word: Quotidian
The word quotidian means “daily” or “ordinary”. It comes from the Latin word quotidianus, meaning “daily”.
Quotidian usually has a slightly negative connotation; it’s more like mundane than the neutral word daily. But I like it, since it’s probably the fanciest word you could use to describe something ordinary! Who doesn’t love ironic words? To me, quotidian is the linguistic equivalent of Andy Warhol’s “work of art” titled “Campbell’s Soup Cans”.
June 20th, 2008
went and looked at more work by andy warhol - i’ve heard the name, but did not know why he was famous… he has a few interesting pieces (i downloaded the images… i’m sure they’ll be used as my buddy icon at some point)
enjoying your blog - on day four of the php. thanks for sharing. greg
June 22nd, 2008
Yeah, Andy Warhol did some weird but cool stuff. I don’t really know anything about art, but he obviously stretched the boundaries.
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