Epitome
So you’ve all heard or seen the word before right? uh-pit-ah-me. uh I don’t know Sharen. Mosh pit. ah I get it now. It’s all about me. Clear things up? Well let me tell you this is one of the most stupid pronunciations I’ve ever heard. Like it sounds all nice when you don’t know how it’s spelled but then you do and it’s-Stupid.
Absolutely stupid.
You know what it should be? Ep-i-tome.As in yep, the peanut baby’s favorite syllable, and Hey guess I found this really old tome! But nooo. It isn’t. It’s a four syllable word of disappointment is what it is. One more syllable than needed. It wounds me-Wounds Me- that we would choose the unnecessarily long pronunciation over something better. Like really guys.
I mean it’s fine if you want to use this weak tea flowery uh-pit-ah-me thing but don’t force me to drink that watered down Gatorade. Ep-i-tome is much more powerful, with a connotation of strength and being the perfect personification of something. Emphasis on perfect. Which-hey ironic- is exactly what epitome means.
Direct quote from a google search on epitome definition; ‘ a person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type.’ Thank you Google.
You know what also irks me about epitome? It sounds like epiphany. You know how many times I’d try to spell epitome like epiphany and end up with an incomprehensible mess of words? Too many times. Too. Many.
They have COMPLETELY different definitions too! Personification vs. striking realization. I weep for my third grade self who just wanted to write a paper in peace.
In conclusion, epitome is stupid but only it’s pronunciation. Which is stupid. but it looks cool on paper I guess. Free to be interpreted in non-stupid ways by the mind.
- Mod: Pulse