Being complex doesn’t in any way guarantee that I’m special. But not being special doesn’t prove I’m meaningless, either. I have my uses.
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Being complex doesn’t in any way guarantee that I’m special. But not being special doesn’t prove I’m meaningless, either. I have my uses.
I like it!
Thanks–I wrote it at a time when I was feeling rather small in the midst of the company of overachievers I know and love, to reassure myself a little! 😉
Yes, the last is so true! 🙂 Good one!
Linguists use the term substrate to designate a language that was used in a region before its speakers adopted another language. For example, French has a Celtic substrate, and that’s often cited as the reason that French, unlike neighboring Italian and Spanish, nasalizes some of its vowels.
Oh – that’s me you’re writing about. I had to climb UP to the bottom rung on the ladder!
Well, Darlin’, we’re in great company here, aren’t we! Welcome aboard. 😉