The Drowsy Etymologist
They say that our brains are as hard at work while dreaming as when awake. Apparently we're often puzzling out problems while we sleep (and thus sometimes wake up with a solution).
Well, I don't know what problem the old bean was working on last night, but I had a distinctive word revelation, and it definitely happened in my dream state. I had the startling revelation that the word "monopoly" is comprised of the prefixes "mono" and "poly"; thus, "a single entity comprising many or all".
I swear this came at me out of the blue, I hadn't consciously thought about this previously, and it occurred completely within the dream. Bizarre!
Now if I could just come up with the next big moneymaking scheme or Internet fad. Maybe tonight...
Well, I don't know what problem the old bean was working on last night, but I had a distinctive word revelation, and it definitely happened in my dream state. I had the startling revelation that the word "monopoly" is comprised of the prefixes "mono" and "poly"; thus, "a single entity comprising many or all".
I swear this came at me out of the blue, I hadn't consciously thought about this previously, and it occurred completely within the dream. Bizarre!
Now if I could just come up with the next big moneymaking scheme or Internet fad. Maybe tonight...