Sunday, January 8, 2012

faithful/fateful: Entry for Sunday, January 8, 2012


faithful/fateful
 
That decisive, highly significant day is not “faithful” but “fateful.” Although the phrase “fateful day” can refer to a day significant in a positive way (“the fateful day that I first met the my lovely wife”), “fatal” is always negative (“the fatal day that I first tried to ride my bike ‘no hands’”).

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