"Tardy" is Actually a Sci-Fi Word 😆 (The Blessed Bulletin, Episode 002)


Episode 002: "Tardy" is Actually a Sci-Fi Word My Big Fat SFF Word Study "Tardy" (as in, "How tardy is this so-called 'monthly' newsletter?") is thought by many to be of Latin or Anglo-French origin, (especially if they just Googled its etymology)...but only true sci-fi fans know that: Tardy comes from the root word TARD, from TARDIS (Dr. Who), plus the word ending -dy. TARD, meaning “time and relative dimension.” the word ending -dy, meaning “the state or condition of.” So, “tardy” means “a...