It appears my vocabulary is increasing or at least my use of my vocabulary is increasing. As a side note, I tutor two high schoolers 1x per week on a regular basis. One of them is a Junior, thus the SAT prep. Maybe this is where my increased verbiage is coming from. The conversation went like this:
Me: Sweetie, I had to move several things around in the shed today, so it's a little disheveled at the moment.
Sweetie: Disheveled? Is that even a word?
Me: Yes, disheveled. You know, it means unkempt.
Sweetie: Unkempt? I think you meant unkept.
Me: Unkept? Is that even a word? No, I meant unkempt. I'm pretty sure there's an "m" in there.
Sweetie: No, it's unkept. No "M"
Me: Look it up then. I'm pretty sure there's an "M" At least that's how I pronounce it. I obviously get that un-kept means "not kept" but I think the word here is unkempt.
Sweetie: (looks up unkempt on handy i-phone and reads definition) Unkempt - having an untidy or disheveled appearance.
Me: (just smiling)
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