…I had to lookup. Oh, the shame and embarrassment. Alas, my ignorance is my most reliable attribute.
an·tip·o·des – [an-tip-uh-deez]
əˌdiz- places diametrically opposite each other on the globe.
- those who dwell there
in·cul·cate – [in-kuhl-keyt, in-kuhl-keyt]
–verb (used with object), -cat·ed, -cat·ing.
- to implant by repeated statement or admonition; teach persistently and earnestly (usually fol. by upon or in): to inculcate virtue in the young.
- to cause or influence (someone) to accept an idea or feeling (usually fol. by with): Socrates inculcated his pupils with the love of truth.
Inculcate the antipodes. That takes me back. I remember this one time when I mistakenly tried to culcate the antipodes. This was back when you used to pronounce it antee-podes. I thought you were referring to your aunt. But it’s not like I ever understood much of anything you said. Or listened. There was the nodding. The just-playing-alongness. Especially when you’d order your favorite breakfast of inculcates and eggs. Honestly. Eggs! Wait a second…. those weren’t eggs!
Tragic,
-b.