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- Khurram0
Slightly embarassing.
My bossed asked what the word "monoglot" meant. I have heard of it, but the meaning didn't jump to mind immediately.
As I was already on "wikipedia" i quickly typed in "monoglot" and had the definition in front of me in seconds...
"It must be the opposite of "polyglot" i confidentally said. "Polyglot means someone who knows many languages, so monoglot must mean someone who speaks only one."
"OMG, correct!" she said, "Well done."
I feel ashamed of this behaviour. First of all, this whole process of "pretending" to know summat i don't know happened on a subconcious instantaneous level. I had the wikipedia page up and was spouting off the definition confidently before my conscious mind even realised what i was doing.
However, this behaviour is below what i expect of myself. I don't need to prove myself to ANYONE over ANYTHING. This risidual egoic self-serving is ultimately counter-productive and must be expunged.
I do, however, take comfort that i am able to recognise these "subtle" incidents and correct them immediately - unlike most people. This bodes well for my concsious efforts to shape my sub-concious.
Thought you should know.