It ain't me, at least I don't think so. But thanks for a modicum of advanced notice anyway. Curiosity got the best of me, so I had to go on a quest about the window thing. It seems you might have been referring to "fenestration". Per some online resource: "Fenestrations are glazed apertures in buildings. They are used for the controlled admission of solar radiant heat and light. Most common forms include windows, skylights, clerestories, and roof monitors." Looking a little deeper, you can find a "plethora" of information on fenestrations. A "veritable" wealth of knowledge. A couple of words there that I find to be in modest use these days.
On the other side of the coin, our language seems to have been besieged by quite a few phrases that are just downright beat to death. Habits are hard to break, but I am working hard to relieve my son of his dependency on the word "like". "Because, he was, like, trying to, like, sing, but he kept, like, messing up the lyrics". I guess I just don't like that. And, of course, our old stand by, "ya know". On my recent visit to Boston, I had several meetings with a fella that used "ya know" so frequently, he had literally turned it into a contraction - "y'ow". Took me a while to figure out why he kept saying "yo" throughout a sentence. To each his own, I guess.
Thanks for the words, Mark. My vocabulary can always use a boost.
Be happy and careful.
On the other side of the coin, our language seems to have been besieged by quite a few phrases that are just downright beat to death. Habits are hard to break, but I am working hard to relieve my son of his dependency on the word "like". "Because, he was, like, trying to, like, sing, but he kept, like, messing up the lyrics". I guess I just don't like that. And, of course, our old stand by, "ya know". On my recent visit to Boston, I had several meetings with a fella that used "ya know" so frequently, he had literally turned it into a contraction - "y'ow". Took me a while to figure out why he kept saying "yo" throughout a sentence. To each his own, I guess.
Thanks for the words, Mark. My vocabulary can always use a boost.
Be happy and careful.

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