Truth is nobody knows *precisely* what is meant by the word “Vagaries” – it can mean the “vagaries of an old lady” – she does different things or behaves different ways day by day.
Or the behavior of a class – particularly students may be changed by the weather – or holidays or a coming football game. Things vary.
In the context of weather… or seasons – as intimated by the title… well that opens up a whole *new* field of vision. an unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person's behavior, etc.); "the vagaries of the weather". Seems like the “unexpected is the biggest condiment in this salad of a word. It can be stretched and prepared and sliced and diced a different way… it comes out vagaries.
For instance big talks going on about professional football… and the word the owners want to get a billion out of the pockebooks of the players – and perhaps vice versa… depending on who’s doing the trading and the bidding etc. etc.
“An outlandish, or sudden or unexpected” change of course… often just had not been in view before… an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse" – seems like we’re in the middle of a ‘storm of vagaries” – I don’t know is that usage cricket?
Frankly, when I got to looking into the word and what it meant… well the meaning became increasingly wrapped in verbal fog… which I guess passes also for Vagaries… I also get a rather strong sense of distaste when most usages occur.
Well- I suppose that’s enough of beating that near-dead horse. We’re not going to get a lot more precise with that imprecise word… that’s its usefulness – impreciseosity – now that word came completely out of the blue… and I’m not sure it should have a rescue attempt made. Better to let impreciselessness (no-one showed up with the ringing bell on that one.) So we’ll let it go at least until tomorrow.
Cordially, IN HIM
Jack
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