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Word of the Day: Anecdote
We are human, and humans love stories.
I will venture to say that even more than stories, we love anecdotes.
Often stories are made up from an author’s imagination.
Anecdotes are short and quick stories based on real-life experiences or adventures that a person has had. Most people enjoy anecdotes.
Anecdotes, however, are based on real experiences or adventures that a person has had.
When we explain something with an anecdote, it helps to make that thing more relatable for the listener.
That’s why I try to use anecdotes as much as possible in my posts.
Everyone knows that I spent the better part of two years in Australia, and I enjoy telling little anecdotes about my time there.
Well, here’s one of my favourites.
On my last trip to Australia, I drove across the Nullarbor with three other guys in an ancient Plymouth Valient that we bought on the cheap.
We stopped at a roadhouse in the middle of nowhere for a few beers and something to eat.
Back then, I had a very strong Irish-sounding accent.
Many people mistook me for being Irish, but actually, I am Canadian.
If you’re Canadian, you’ll know where I’m from.
Anyways, here I was in the middle of nowhere, shaking off the road with a beer, and this total stranger walks up to me and says, “You are a Newfie.”
Of course, he was right, because he was a Newfie too and his father knew my father.
What are the chances of meeting a fellow compatriot in the middle of nowhere Australia?
That’s why I love travelling.
You never know who you’ll meet, and it often makes a great anecdote for later when you do meet someone.
Flesch-Kincaid Readability Test
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On the Flesch-Kincaid reading-ease test, this post scores 71.
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