tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512362.post8999920431457080922..comments2024-03-10T13:59:19.230-04:00Comments on xpostfactoid: Facto or factoid?Andrew Sprunghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17601269968798865106noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512362.post-88404248524892525482014-01-30T04:20:05.049-05:002014-01-30T04:20:05.049-05:00I agree with rayward, I always took your name the ...I agree with rayward, I always took your name the same way you did, not thinking about it too much but sort of assuming you were filling in your thoughts after the fact, sort of. And a catchy phrase. Good enough, I would keep the name it is a good one. <br /><br />Michael H.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512362.post-62599091358776025252014-01-21T15:29:56.902-05:002014-01-21T15:29:56.902-05:00So, factoid doesn't mean what most people beli...So, factoid doesn't mean what most people believe it means; I've been corrected by the linguistic police in my (mis)use of factoid. But I like the word. I like the way it sounds. And what's wrong with using a word in a way most people believe is appropriate even if they are wrong. I once had a professor who described his assistant as his factotum major. I like factotum, and major gives it a regal flair. Factotum may not mean what most people believe it means but it's a great word too. raywardnoreply@blogger.com