Docket, Locket, Socket

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Docket, Locket, Socket

July 28, 2005 by E1st

I used “docket” outloud a few days ago. It felt awkward at first, but I enjoyed it as I finished the word. Despite using “specious” twice in a 4 hour period with the same person on Monday (via email and in person), this week’s Word of the Week is “vet”, as in “I’m vetting out the scenarios as we speak”. I’ve already used it a few times in meetings, and there’s a lot of vetting in my documentation processes at work. Plus, I’m vetting out all kinds of other assorted scenarios, from running to lunatic women, from satanic church music to sun’s standing still in the midst of battle.

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on July 28, 2005 at 20:17 | Reply Shane

What determines the word of the week? Is it arbitrary?
on July 28, 2005 at 20:43 | Reply E1st

I just said it was “to vet”. It is certainly not “arbitrary” and never will be. Arbitrary lost its chance about 8 years ago.
on July 28, 2005 at 21:33 | Reply jankowski

Eric Furst determines the word of the week.

Arbitrary is overused. I even overuse it myself despite knowing that it’s overused. What else means arbitrary? Capricious and whimsical, apparently.

How about this though…the number 4 definition for arbitrary – “Not limited by law; despotic: the arbitrary rule of a dictator.”

I could see a dictator having a very clear and certain set of criteria by which they governed, and I think that to suggest otherwise is an afront to dictators everywhere.
on July 30, 2005 at 18:44 | Reply ae

affront has two effs, just like eff, just like bussmannnn has two esses, just like ess.

I don’t think arbitrary is overused. I think it’s UNDERused. I think RANDOM is overused. People use it all the time when they actually mean arbitrary.