Pâro: The Feeling That Everything You Do Is Somehow Wrong

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📖 ETYMOLOGY: From 'par 0' (par zero), a theoretical hole on a golf course, which would mean it’s already too late—that no matter how well you hit the ball, you’ve already fallen behind. Compare the Spanish 'paro,' a stoppage or freezing up. The circumflex over the â is a tiny symbol of someone trying for something then retreating.

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AUTHOR'S NOTE:
Over the last century, most dictionaries have quietly shifted their mission from prescription to description, which means they try to tell you not just what people should do, but what people actually do. I think this is a wonderful thing. Here's hoping the rest of the media will give it a try someday.

The occasional glimpse of Huffington Post's old design should give you an idea of how long I've been noodling around with this episode. Also, if you look closely at the cover, the HuffPost article on the right is "Why You Should NOT Publish A Book."

Try varying the playback speed. You'll notice very different things.