Amy Sue Nathan

19 Responses to “Word worries on inauguration day”

1. By spyscribbler on Jan 20, 2009 | Reply

   Well, sheesh. I don’t know. I want to find out, though!

2. By spyscribbler on Jan 20, 2009 | Reply

   Total guess: Today is an historic day.
   Today is historical.
   ???

3. By Melanie on Jan 20, 2009 | Reply

   I would say historic, but Spy explained it better.

   How about “monumental”?

4. By angie on Jan 20, 2009 | Reply

   When my brain freezes on a word, I simply swap choices. Today is a red letter day. hehe

5. By Val on Jan 20, 2009 | Reply

   Historic. Not Hysterical.

6. By J on Jan 20, 2009 | Reply

   Historic.

7. By L.C. Gant on Jan 20, 2009 | Reply

   You know, I’ve never thought about it before. I believe it’s historic, but I could be wrong. That’s what sounds right to my writing ear (I totally made that term up!).

8. By Kath Calarco on Jan 20, 2009 | Reply

   Isn’t it both? Let’s think – in book selling it’s a noun, as in “Historical” when referring to the sub-genre, right? But then it’s an adjective either way otherwise.

   See, this is one of those moments where when there is no answer, you just don’t use it at all. lol

9. By David on Jan 20, 2009 | Reply

   historic event, historical artifact.

10. By Amy on Jan 20, 2009 | Reply

    I knew you guys and gals would know…and that if you didn’t, you’d make me laugh!

    

    I love being right!

11. By Janet Tabin on Jan 20, 2009 | Reply

    As with ironic and ironical — shorter is generally preferred, unless there is some scansion consideration.

12. By Isobel on Jan 20, 2009 | Reply

    Got this off of Thesaurus.com…my favourite place!!

    “Historic means ‘noteworthy, highly significant,’ whereas historical means ‘pertaining to history, relevant to the passage of time’; if something has a place in history, it is historic, and if something has to do with the subject of history, it is historical.”

    So I think today would be historic!!!

13. By Melanie on Jan 20, 2009 | Reply

    So tomorrow it’s historical?

14. By Melissa Marsh on Jan 20, 2009 | Reply

    Never thought about it before…either way, it was a day made for history.

15. By Anita Miller on Jan 20, 2009 | Reply

    I agree with Angie. This day is monumental.

16. By prescott on Jan 21, 2009 | Reply

    I’m going with histrionic.

17. By Shannon on Jan 21, 2009 | Reply

    I also wonder if it’s “a historic day” or “an historic day.”

18. By Janet Tabin on Jan 21, 2009 | Reply

    But you’ve raised another question: which ever or whichever?

19. By J on Jan 21, 2009 | Reply

    I think “an historic day”…