Thursday, June 16, 2022

Why would I?

 My daily 'Trivia Calendar' taught me a new word today.  It's an adjective - erinaceous.  Any guesses?  I thought it might have something to do with making errors as in "An erinaceous person makes lots of errors."  But I was wrong, which does not make me erinaceous.  Erinaceous means like a hedgehog.  According to the explanation my calendar gives, if you think someone looks like a hedgehog or behaves like a hedgehog (prickly or rolling up in a ball?) you can describe them as erinaceous.  Hedgehogs are kind of cute so if your saying someone looks like one, it's not really an insult.  If you're not sure what a hedgehog actually looks like, think porcupine but with shorter quills.  You can also google them to see some cute pictures, and you can learn how to take care of a hedgehog as a pet.  I was not tempted.  

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