I’ve been intrigued lately by the salutatory phrase, “What’s the good word?” as in:
Me: “Hey {Person I Know}.”
{Person I Know}: “Hey Phil. What’s the good word?”
I hear this quite a bit, and I’m beginning to wonder if there is, in fact, a “good word”. That if I SAY the “good word” to this person I might win something, or better yet be invited into some kind of secret society, whereby I can then ASK people for the “good word.” From now on, when asked this question, I may just try random “good words”. Probably gonna start with something out of the Psalms or a Toni Morrison novel. Those folks can write!
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