Writing Tip 57: Cord or Chord
We cut the cable cord in our house two years ago, and we haven’t looked back. Except for perhaps at our spelling. Did we cut the cord? Or was it the chord? The whole situation struck a chord with me (or was it a cord?) – having that moment of staring at a word for so long, not sure which was the right one. I suppose I talk about those word confusions a lot on this blog, but whether it was new mommy-hood or something else, I had a moment of loss.
So as a refresher, “chord” discusses a musical combination; “cord” was the word I was looking for, as in a rope. To “strike a chord,” harks back to that music reference, meaning to find something familiar; to “cut the cord” means to cut ties with, as in the umbilical cord.
It’s funny how our brains leave us at times. That’s why this blog’s here, though – a resource for the moments of temporary bewilderment, mine and yours.