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My Life at 47 Is Back to What It Was Like at 27

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Re: My Life at 47 Is Back to What It Was Like at 27

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Post by PavlovsCat »

ProAm wrote: post #30
gamesbrainiac wrote: post #18

This article is so very sad. The author seems to be in a constant state of Deja vu.

It depends on how old you are. Life is funny and never turns our how you thought it would. I do like going back and reading the article "Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young" by Mary Schmich (popularized by Baz Luhrmann in the song 'Everybody's Free') from time to time[1] [1] (snippet) > Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth oh nevermind; you will not understand the power and beauty of your youth…

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-schmich-su...

Sadly not available in the EU, so I can't even confirm the link isn't broken. If it's not, that's the original column, titled "Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young" from 1997 by Mary Schmich, on which the song was based :)

Re: My Life at 47 Is Back to What It Was Like at 27

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Post by ProAm »

PavlovsCat wrote: post #31
ProAm wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It depends on how old you are. Life is funny and never turns our how you thought it would. I do like going back and reading the article "Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young" by Mary Schmich (popularized by Baz Luhrmann in the song 'Everybody's Free') from time to time[1] [1] (snippet) > Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth oh nevermind; you will not understand the power and beauty of your youth…

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-schmich-su... Sadly not available in the EU, so I can't even confirm the link isn't broken. If it's not, that's the original column, titled "Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young" from 1997 by Mary Schmich, on which the song was based :)

Yes! You are correct. Baz did the song, but Mary wrote the original. I always forget that. I'll change my post.

Re: My Life at 47 Is Back to What It Was Like at 27

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Post by jlarocco »

warkdarrior wrote: post #13
dpeck wrote: post #6

| In 20 years, my life has come full circle, 360 degrees for real. People often say 360 degrees when they mean 180. They say full circle when they’re really talking about a semicircle. I've never experience this, is it common for some group of people to use 180 to mean "the same" vs "completely different"?

No, but it is common to use 360 to mean "completely different". Random example: https://waynestiles.com/how-to-turn-your-life-around-360-deg...

I don't think it is common. The correct phrase, and what I've always heard, is "180 degrees", meaning "the opposite direction".

I can imagine "360 degrees" being used by people who are bad at math or not thinking about it, though.

In the article the author really means 360, though, because she's back where she started.

Re: My Life at 47 Is Back to What It Was Like at 27

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Post by ciupicri »

dpeck wrote: post #6

| In 20 years, my life has come full circle, 360 degrees for real. People often say 360 degrees when they mean 180. They say full circle when they’re really talking about a semicircle. I've never experience this, is it common for some group of people to use 180 to mean "the same" vs "completely different"?

The movie "Last Action Hero" (1993) has a joke about this [1], so maybe this mistake is quite common.

[1]: https://youtu.be/g751-jjKXC0

Re: My Life at 47 Is Back to What It Was Like at 27

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Post by csomar »

fenesiistvan wrote: post #4

Can't read, because medium.com says: "You read a lot. We like that. You’ve reached the end of your free member preview for this month. Upgrade for unlimited access."

Really? Is medium now blocking the content published by users? How do writers put up with that?

Re: My Life at 47 Is Back to What It Was Like at 27

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Post by egypturnash »

icedchai wrote: post #9
fenesiistvan wrote: post #4

Can't read, because medium.com says: "You read a lot. We like that. You’ve reached the end of your free member preview for this month. Upgrade for unlimited access."

Click the X in the corner of the popup and continue reading.

I'm getting a popup with no X.

Re: My Life at 47 Is Back to What It Was Like at 27

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Post by iratewizard »

CentroAmericano wrote: post #36

47 != 27... this article is glorifying spinsterhood.

Apparently an unpopular opinion. Anybody could have predicted this outcome because it keeps happening over and over again while a whole new generation of women line up to chase the wild goose.
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