Episode 002: "Tardy" is Actually a Sci-Fi Word My Big Fat SFF Word Study "Tardy" (as in, "How tardy is this so-called 'monthly' newsletter?") is thought by many to be of Latin or Anglo-French origin, (especially if they just Googled its etymology)...but only true sci-fi fans know that: Tardy comes from the root word TARD, from TARDIS (Dr. Who), plus the word ending -dy. TARD, meaning โ€œtime and relative dimension.โ€ the word ending -dy, meaning โ€œthe state or condition of.โ€ So, โ€œtardyโ€ means โ€œa...

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