Today’s WOTD – 4 September 2012

corrigendum
[kawr-i-jen-duhm, kor-]

noun, plural corrigenda  [-duh]
1. an error to be corrected, especially an error in print.
2. corrigenda, a list of corrections of errors in a book or other publication.

Also called: ‘erratum’- a slip of paper inserted into a book after printing, listing errors and corrections

[C19: from Latin: that which is to be corrected, from corrigere to correct ]

Note to be confused with ‘Addendum’, which means ‘in addition to’.

Today’s quote

Steve Irwin

‘Crikey means gee whiz, wow!’

‘The first crocodile I ever caught was at nine years of age, and it was a rescue.’

‘The only animals I’m not comfortable with are parrots, but I’m learning as I go. I’m getting better and better at ’em. I really am … Yeah, for some reason parrots have to bite me. That’s their job. I don’t know why that is. They’ve nearly torn my nose off. I’ve had some really bad parrot bites’

On this day

4 September 1937 – birth of Dawn Fraser AO MBE, Australian swimming legend. Won Olympic gold medals in 1956, 1960 and 1964, as well as a number of silver medals.

4 September 2006 – death of Steve Irwin, ‘The Crocodile Hunter’, Australian wildlife expert and television personality. (Born 22 February 1962).