An ad in the Sunday paper caught my eye, this time for a car manufactured by Kia. The new car is called an OPTIMA, and, following up on yesterday’s post about meliora (better things), the next step in the comparison is optimus, a, um, a Latin adjective meaning very good, the best, excellent. Other English words containing this Latin root are optimist and optimal. So the Kia company modestly believes this new model must be the best, either that it has ever made, or perhaps among all cars available now anywhere. You will have to judge for yourself. I am pretty happy with my Jaguar X-type, which has come out of hibernation, a wonderful way to celebrate this first day of spring!
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