thus ends the first 2 decades of my life.

the days of my youth cease to exist.

it's over.

the good old days are now but a dream.

i'm on the decline.

capitonyms.

It's been a while, faithful readers. A long while.

Amidst the craziness of Christmas shopping, studying for exams, working, and playing Dynasty Warriors on PS2 (yeah, you read that right), I have found time to update you on an important discovery that I have made.

I learned a new word today.

Did you know that, in addition to synonyms and antonyms, there are.. capitonyms?

capitonym: a word that changes its meaning (and sometimes pronunciation) when it is capitalized.

Yeah, I know. Whaaat?!

Some examples:

Nice (in France) and nice (pleasant)
Polish (from Poland) and polish (to make a surface shine)
March (the month) and march (to walk to a rhythm)
Job (from the Bible) and job (an occupation)

Awesome, isn't it?