Letting some of it trickle out while trying to soak it all in

Friday, December 16, 2011

Currivulum Vitae

This morning I opened up my C.V. to update a few things and correct a misplaced comma. By chance I scrolled to the top of the page and noticed the first word on the document was "Currivulum." 
"That's weird, I thought C.V. stood for Curriculum Vitae, Latin for 'the course of one's life'." A quick Google search revealed that I was right, which meant that I was wrong (and had been for a long time). I quickly opened several old C.V.s and, sure enough, since 2007, I've been sending out my Currivulum Vitae. At least it makes me less self conscious about the comma.
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  1. Scott AbbottDecember 18, 2011 at 6:12 PM

    Ben, a good story. I recently emailed David Light that everyone in his section is listed as having a Curriculum Vita, which completely misses the genitive "of."

    Latin can save one from any number of embarrassing situations.

    French too. Not to mention German.

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  2. BenabboDecember 21, 2011 at 5:55 PM

    Gotta be careful with that genitive of!

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  3. SpencerJanuary 11, 2012 at 10:48 AM

    that's funny. your a humble man for admitting...like the blog cousin.

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