I find that one of the problems with my life experience is that I have tried to learn a lot about a lot of things. I genuinely want to be a life-long student. The problem lies in the fact that some fields of study have specific vocabulary that conveys a similar concept in another field. And if I’ve learned the concept in one field then I accidentally slip in the wrong word. A prime example that happens to me all of the time is using the word fidelity.
I use fidelity to describe a slew of things that probably should never have that term applied to them. Photography uses clarity, focus, sharpness and other words, but usually not fidelity – however just like my ‘hi-fi’ stereo system I like high fidelity images. I also like to think of coffee grounds as maturing in the water instead of brewing. Why? Because I’m goofy like that.
What words do you interwingle [which is a made-up word from the internet to convey a usefulness in mixing data from multiple sources]?