I've always preferred the pronunciation of "adult" as "A Dolt"... it is what I remember adults seeming like right up until I woke up and realized "now I am one!"
On 11/13/18 8:38 PM, Nick Thompson wrote: > > I have often mused about trying to explain to a child what “adult” > means, given > > > > Adulthood > > Adulterate > > Adult movies > > Adultery > > > > N > > > > > > Nicholas S. Thompson > > Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology > > Clark University > > http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ > <http://home.earthlink.net/%7Enickthompson/naturaldesigns/> > > > > *From:*Friam [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Gillian > Densmore > *Sent:* Tuesday, November 13, 2018 4:26 PM > *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group > <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [FRIAM] Pondering the slang Adulting > > > > I got to talking with dad today and I hadn't though about how the > slang adulting might have come about. My guess was in the sense of > 'going off to be a' if you have a playful personality > > Thoughts? > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > archives back to 2003: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove
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