Monday, May 13, 2013

OverwhelmednesstBot

Sometimes it's all too much!!!

And before you say anything about the undeniably awkward title, there is NO really good noun form for "overwhelm"! I had a choice between a rarely-heard & semi-archaic word ("overwhelmedness") & a cleaner, more current, but non-standard one ("overwhelm" as noun). I rather liked someone's suggestion of "overwhelmment" but that wasn't in the OED either. So I went with the superannuated version, because that's how I roll! I mean, I use a dip pen every day. What did you expect? ;-) It would have been easier if I'd chosen adjectives to begin with, but too late now!

2 comments:

  1. Ooooh that's Meeeee. I'm glad to know the noun for my condition.

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  2. I would say that titling it is, in fact, unnecessary (but I do like it). The illustration says it all!

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