Word of the Week: obviate (AHB-vee-ate)
To make unnecessary or prevent by taking proper measures. From the Latin obviates, and obviate, “to meet, to withstand.” She had packed her suitcase with great care, obviating the need for a mad dash to the store for toothbrush and toothpaste. Related words: obvious, obviation.
Q&A
Question: How did authors write novels before the invention of computers?
Answer: Before computers, they used typewriters.
Before typewriters? Pen and paper.
Before pen and paper? Papyrus or parchment and quills and ink.
Before papyrus? Clay tablets.
Before clay tablets? They told stories to others who memorized them and passed them along.
The urge to tell stories is as old as mankind.
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