"ASCII" <me2@privacy.net> wrote in message news:4bceceaf.1655453@EDCBIC...
> Jenn wrote:
>>"ASCII" <me2@privacy.net> wrote in message news:4bcc88c3.3731656@EDCBIC...
>>> Jenn wrote:
>>>>I'd say I'm pretty ept when it comes to English and understand it.
>>>
>>> "ept"?
>>> Isn't it a bit ironic when someone commits a misspelling,
>>> in the process of flaunting their expertise with language? <g>
>>
>>Word Origin & History
>>ept
>>1938, back formation from inept, usually with an attempt at comical
>>effect.
>>Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
>>Cite This Source
>>
>><wink>
>
> So you intended to express your ineptitude
> by using a derivative of 'inept'?
> OK, I just thought you meant 'apt'.

LOL no ... my parents always used the word 'ept' to mean the opposite of
inept. Perhaps it was just a usage they were familiar with, but I grew up
using it that way too.
--
Jenn (from Oklahoma)
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