The word for today is...

Why did I wake up this morning with the word, Trifecta, stuck in my mind? I was not even sure what Trifecta meant? I just have had this word rolling around in my head all morning, till I can get the chance to Yahoo the term. I like the sound of pronouncing the word. Tri - feck - ta. The term is for a bettor to place a bet on horse racing predicting which horse wins 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places and in the exact order. The bettor then wins the bet if the three particular horses win in the bettors order. Known as a Trifecta. I don't follow horse racing, and I don't dream about horses or betting? So why do I wake up this morning with Trifecta stuck in my mind? So bizarre.

the term for the word Trifecta found by Wikipedia online:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trifecta

The term is also used in a common use of characteristics used in threes. As found on Wikipedia:
"Trifecta" is a term used to describe any successful or favorable phenomenon or characteristic that comes in threes, for example: "She has the 'trifecta' of attractiveness, intelligence, and career success." ...

I usually wake up in the morning with a word of the day, some are so off the wall, I don't know where I get the idea to have the word pop into mind in the first place. Last week I had the word Trilobite stuck on my mind. A trilobite is a small creature from back in the dinosaur times, and are fossilized, and extinct. Photo below (provided by Wikipedia site)

These words are useless to me, and these don't really extend my vocabulary to use in everyday conversation. I would not seem any smarter working in the word trilobite when talking to a peer. It would not be impressive. There are too many words out there in the English language alone. Many words are not even used any longer...and with quite the opposite, many words are still used today but with multiple meanings, to where a person can take one word and spin it out of context and get into trouble or confusion. Why get stuck using one word with multiple meanings than just using two or three different words? Some words are also outdated as well and would not be used today in 2009, because it is not politically correct. Such as Policeman, it is now Police officer, because the Police-man may be a woman. The title Stewardess is now Flight Attendant.

My parents have had a word game going on through out the years (20+) and keep a running list of words spelled the same but are two different words entirely. Example, Sew and Sew, or Record and Record. I like to record my thoughts down on a blog. OR I have an extensive record collection. Their list is pretty much complete. Every once and a while I will come across a word and run it by my mom, and she tells me it is already on the list. They are going to have to start a new word game.