Thank you for introducing me to "antecdote". Brilliant word! I suppose it is half anecdote, half antidote, which must be highly useful. Or is it maybe an ante-

Thank you for introducing me to "antecdote". Brilliant word! I suppose it is half anecdote, half antidote, which must be highly useful. Or is it maybe an ante-anecdote, an amusing story in advance (a.k.a. prophecy)? Not surprisingly, such a useful word is in widespread use, apparently. 33,200 uses to be exact, according to Google. But no clear definition, according to antecdotal evidence.