Commonplace-book. Formerly Book of common places. orig. A book in which ‘commonplaces’ or passages important for reference were collected, usually under general heads; hence, a book in which one records passages or matters to be especially remembered or referred to, with or without arrangement. First usage recorded: 1578. - OED
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Wachin Ksapa Yo!
Pay attention! In Lakota: wachin ksapa yo!—whose meaning is closer to "Be attentive" than to something we do sporadically. It's a continual manner of being.
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