I learned a new word today while doing my Spanish reading. That happens often, but it's less often that the word I learn is an English one.
Metonymic: characterized by the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant, for example suit for business executive.
That's something I really enjoy about Spanish: learning new words for things; and it happens so rarely in English now, that when it does, I feel thrown for a little bit of a loop. There's also reassurance in the reminder that I really do have so much left to learn. (Plus, I've always liked the term "suit". It sounds like something Ethan Hawke's character would say in Reality Bites - good movie. Watch it.) But seriously, it's nice to have revelations about things that you've taken for granted for so long, like the language you speak every day.
It's also a welcome reminder that no matter how I may be feeling about academia, learning something new still makes me happy.
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