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| Ken Myers word of the week comes to you each Saturday | Here, each Saturday
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| Hello Everyone, Good Gawd,the start of week 3, what a bunch of geniuses. The word of the day for Saturday July 10th is:
1: a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities 2: a general servant Example sentence: The final sentence in my job description, "and other duties deemed necessary by the unit manager," made me come to the realization that I am a factotum. Did you know? "Do everything!" That's a tall order, but it is exactly what a factotum is expected to do. It is also a literal translation of the New Latin term that gave rise to the English word "factotum." The New Latin word derived from "fac," the imperative form of the Latin verb "facere" (meaning "to do"), and "totum," Latin for "everything." In the 16th century, "factotum" was often used as if it were a surname, paired with "first names" to create personalities such as "Johannes Factotum" -- literally "John Do-everything," another name for a jack-of-all-trades. Back then, it wasn't necessarily desirable to be called a "factotum"; the term was a synonym of "meddler" or "busybody." Now the word is more often used for a handy, versatile individual responsible for many different tasks. Y'all (you guys, for Pam and Judy) have a great weekend.
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