Daily Archives: January 22, 2017

Real Talk: “That’s Terrific!”

I find English to be a fascinating language, a combination of roots of different languages with variations in meaning depending on context. As the news of our move is shared, I hear people exclaim, “You’re moving to England? That’s terrific!” Really, I couldn’t think of a better word to describe how I feel. Terrific (adv), 1. magnificent, 2. exciting fear or awe. Derived from Latin terrificus, to frighten The reality of me leaving hit hard this week. I was so excited when my new Erin Condren Life…