One
of my pastimes is to solve The Age's word puzzle with my wife everyday
– a correct word
from nine alphabets arranged in a 3-by-3 format. Yesterday’s
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R
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M
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T
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Y
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B
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U
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T
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I
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E
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Both
of us couldn't figure the word out. We woke up this morning to find the correct
answer was YTTERBIUM.
Never
heard of such a word! I went on-line to do a search.
I
took a liking of it instantly!
Ytterbium is an element in the rare earth family. Its atomic number is 70. What I love about this new knowledge is this: It is designated Yb. I am also an YB! Friends tend to introduce me as YB to people whom we meet for the first time. Many thought I was a datuk or the likes, since YB has always been an acronym for "Yang Berhormat" in Malaysia! I must confess I do enjoy being called YB!
Me a
Yang Berhormat? What a fake!!!
A little footnote: A non-politician datuk or Tan Sri is
usually not addressed as Yang Berhormat;
I believe the right honorific is Yang
Berbahagia. Only members of parliament or state legislative assemblies are
addressed as Yang Berhormat, regardless
whether they are datuk/Tan Sri or
not.
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