So, I was composing an e-mail this morning but had one of those tip-of-the-tongue (tip-of-the-fingers?) moments. I couldn’t figure out the correct word meaning “scope of differences” for the following context:
“There has been an increasing ______________ between the methodologies of the two systems…”
I thought “discrepancy?” No…
“Discongruency?” No, that’s not a word.
“Disp.. disparagement?” Haha, not the right meaning.
Alas, Jessica and Lynnette were both not online (and believe it or not, I actually signed on to AIM, Gmail, and Facebook to check… that’s how desperate I was) !
So I decided to Google the phrase with a wildcard. A search for “an increasing * between” quickly yielded the word I was looking for: DISPARITY!!!
Hope you guys find that tip handy. It’s especially useful for statistics, e.g. Mt. Everest is * feet tall. Happy Googling!
-Your friendly neighborhood geek-man
P.S. And yes, I write personal e-mails with sentences like “There has been an increasing disparity between the methodologies of the two systems”…
LOL over your googling adventures.
Like the images you captured with Tim,
especially the glass and liquor shots
hahaha you would. What a nerd! =P
If you were that desperate, you COULD have called, you know. That was the first word that came to my mind when I read the blank. PSH =P
hahaha i just implemented this tip—verrrrry handy! it took some tinkering around with the words, but i got what i was looking for. fanks for sharing!