Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Expert Means Previously-Pertinent

 Ex-pertinent. Ex-pertinence. No longer capable of pertinence. A little mnemonic for you.

 The word itself was "accidentally" chosen for the hint about its true meaning. 

 The French root simply means experienced. "Subject matter experienceds." It's good to experience Engrish so you know how you sound to a literate when you use strange foreign words. The word was chosen and popularized precisely because it makes you obliviously sound like a moron.

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