Hivemind query: do you know what the word "comparanda" means? Do you find it odd? I got a phone call from a colleague asking me what it meant after I used it in a document, and I'm wondering which of us is out of step.

Unrelatedly, is it FAIR that we should be interviewing 10 candidates for 2 internships next week? Like I don't have anything to do with my time!

Never heard it before, not quite sure what it would mean. I first assumed it was spanish.

Comparanda I would guess at on the similar example of corrigenda: items to compare. (Corrigenda are items to correct.)

Latin, baby!

The number of people who don't even understand when I say "indices" instead of "indexes" is kind of freaky to me. I didn't even take Latin as a language; you just pick this stuff up when you work with books. Or, some people do. I had to explain what recto and verso mean the other day.

I have no idea what comparanda are, but I may have been able to noodle it out by context. I, too thought it was Spanish.

I have *no idea* what recto and verso mean.

I am one with sara.

Also, neither my Spanish nor English dictionary recognizes comparanda.

Since OED didn't turn it up, I googled. Since most of the results are either pure latin or museum related, I'd assume it is one of those terms used heavily in a field, but nsm outside that field (like blazar in astro-also not in the OED.)

Yeah, in archaeology it's a VERY common word. Okay, I am the weirdo here, not her.

Perkins--that bag I ordered? Is very pink, and also way too large for me. So I'm going to send it back. It is, I should note, rather pink.

That sucks, Consuela, though actually it sounds about right for me, since I like pink and have a 17 inch laptop.

I got lucky though, and found the BEST EVAH travel bag at the Petaluma Wilson's leather outlet for a really good price (it has wheels, and a hideable rolling handle thingie). I love it, and have named it George.