sf wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:28:48 -0400, Goomba38 >
> wrote:
>
>> sf wrote:
>>> On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:47:02 -0400, Goomba38 >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Although sadly, those serendipity meals aren't always easy to
>>>> recreate again at a later date.
>>> No addition to this, but I just have to comment that I noticed you
>>> used the word "serendipity". Did you read that series to your
>>> kids too?
>>>
>> I don't know about a series of books by that title. I just know what the
>> word means. I kinda assume the books came after the word....? LOL
>
> Actually, the books made the word "known".
>
Yes, and no. I see on Google that the word comes from an 18th century
story, not a series of contemporary books. But I learned the word in
childhood and use it often. It means the accidental or unintended
discovery of something good or useful while performing some other task.