time person year way day What do the words in the above list have in common? One would certainly be forgiven for not recognizing them as the five most commonly used nouns in the English language.1 That the word time sits atop the list, along with two others that are units of time, is a consequence of the overwhelming importance time plays in our lives. When we are not asking for the time, we are speaking of saving time, killing time, serving time, keeping time, not having time, tracking time, bedtime, time outs, buying time, good times, time travel, overtime, free time, and my personal
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