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2/4/14

Anachronistic


ANACHRONISTIC
<Anna-cron-nist-tik>

Out-of-date; archaic; dated;

Existing out of place for a certain time period.

Suspenders are anachronistic because the belt is now used to hold up pants.


ANA - CHRONISTIC

Ana
(Reminds)
Anti
Chronistic
(Reminds)
Chronicle

Being anti-chronicle because it could not be in that time period.

ANTI CHRONICLE


Question: You worry about the minutia by the hour. How many minutes will you worry?






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Answer: Not many. Minutia means small details or unimportant things. Small things are nothing to worry about.

(c) E. Carruthers


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