yawn

See below, definition 2a, for the state of this blog while I focus on my day job. That didn't take long, did it?

The etymology is also perfect: "to yawn." But also see definition 1b — a gap in my anatomy?! Stop staring at my hiatus!

hiatus

Main Entry:
hi-a-tus
Pronunciation:
\hī-ˈā-təs\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Latin, from hiare to yawn — more at yawn
Date:
1563
1 a: a break in or as if in a material object : gap
b: a gap or passage in an anatomical part or organ
2 a: an interruption in time or continuity : break ; especially : a period when something (as a program or activity) is suspended or interrupted (after a 5-year hiatus from writing)
b: the occurrence of two vowel sounds without pause or intervening consonantal sound

Source:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hiatus

3 comments :: yawn

  1. What, so soon? Aww, come back to the five and blog soon Scribey Scribe.

  2. Dang it, Scribe! You got my hopes all up and then shattered them. Get that hiatus fixed pronto!

  3. Come back soon, Scribe! (please)