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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1712111, member: 19463&quot;]I&#039;m dredging up this old thread to avoid posting a new one that would seem off topic but, I believe, would be appropriate in a group like ours.&nbsp; I subscribe to a service that provides a daily email with a word to enrich my vocabulary (or to remind me of one I learned long ago but probably should use more often).&nbsp; Today&#039;s word relates to the coin that started this thread.</p><p><a href="http://www.alphadictionary.com/goodword/date/print/2013/05/19" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.alphadictionary.com/goodword/date/print/2013/05/19" rel="nofollow">http://www.alphadictionary.com/goodword/date/print/2013/05/19</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Ultracrepidarian literally means &#039;above the sandals&#039; but is used to indicate someone who speaks authoritatively on subjects out of our area of expertise.&nbsp; The link above explains how this word came to be.&nbsp; I could not help thinking that the question of a shoe expert also being quite familiar with legs seems reasonable so Apelles might have been well advised to consider the words of the ultracrepidarian cobbler.&nbsp; This opinion comes from someone old enough to remember the day when shoes were purchased from a salesman who spent his day&nbsp; handling other people&#039;s feet.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I apologize for my ultracrepidarian comments past and future and for confusing anyone here who read this far without realizing that the link above was provided for a reason.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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