Today's Word I Hate To Say is Rubric!
Full Definition of RUBRIC
1 a : an authoritative rule; especially : a rule for conduct of a liturgical service
b (1) : name, title; specifically : the title of a statute (2) : something under which a thing is classed : category <the sensations falling under the general rubric, “pressure” — F. A. Geldard>
c : an explanatory or introductory commentary : gloss; specifically : an editorial interpolation
2: a heading of a part of a book or manuscript done or underlined in a color (as red) different from the rest
3: an established rule, tradition, or custom
4: a guide listing specific criteria for grading or scoring academic papers, projects, or tests
It is hard to imagine a person who, having been a college professor, would hate this word Rubric. Well, I am just such a person!
The word Rubric to me sounds like someone who is stuttering over the word Rubik - which we all know is that frustrating 6-sided, 9-tiled cube from our childhood. That is really the point it think... when I was a child, I had never heard of the word Rubric, but I was very familiar with the word, puzzle, and game Rubik! So, for what it worth, I will take my Rubik cube and you can have my Rubric!
Reference
Rubric. (n.d.). Retrieved June 30, 2015, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rubric
Merriam-Webster Dictionary - Rubric
rubric
noun ru·bric \ˈrü-brik, -ˌbrik\
Full Definition of RUBRICnoun ru·bric \ˈrü-brik, -ˌbrik\
1 a : an authoritative rule; especially : a rule for conduct of a liturgical service
b (1) : name, title; specifically : the title of a statute (2) : something under which a thing is classed : category <the sensations falling under the general rubric, “pressure” — F. A. Geldard>
c : an explanatory or introductory commentary : gloss; specifically : an editorial interpolation
2: a heading of a part of a book or manuscript done or underlined in a color (as red) different from the rest
3: an established rule, tradition, or custom
4: a guide listing specific criteria for grading or scoring academic papers, projects, or tests
— rubric or ru·bri·cal \-bri-kəl\ adjective
— ru·bri·cal·ly \-bri-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
Origin of RUBRIC
Middle English rubrike red ocher, heading in red letters of part of a book, from Anglo-French, from Latin rubrica, from rubr-, ruber red
First Known Use: 14th century
It is hard to imagine a person who, having been a college professor, would hate this word Rubric. Well, I am just such a person!
The word Rubric to me sounds like someone who is stuttering over the word Rubik - which we all know is that frustrating 6-sided, 9-tiled cube from our childhood. That is really the point it think... when I was a child, I had never heard of the word Rubric, but I was very familiar with the word, puzzle, and game Rubik! So, for what it worth, I will take my Rubik cube and you can have my Rubric!
Reference
Rubric. (n.d.). Retrieved June 30, 2015, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rubric
