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That's a "Coincidence". "Serendipity" refers to learning new unexpected knowledge while searching for some other knowledge. pushes glasses back up nose, makes n
by sosogroovy 2y ago
That's a "Coincidence". "Serendipity" refers to learning new unexpected knowledge while searching for some other knowledge. pushes glasses back up nose, makes nerd snort
- jgilias 2y agoIf we’re going down that route, here’s an actual definition: serendipity /ˌsɛrənˈdɪpɪti/ noun - the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. Seems like parent’s use is Ok.
- sosogroovy 2y agoIn the modern sense. I'm a bit of a stickler. Kinda like how many feel about Morrisette's use of Irony.
- ithkuil 2y agoTIL it comes from: "1754: coined by Horace Walpole, suggested by The Three Princes of Serendip, the title of a fairy tale in which the heroes ‘were always making discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of things they were not in quest of’." Btw thanks for picking nits. New things can be learned no matter what