Monday, August 15, 2005

yoo-BIK-wih-tuhs survey forms

ubiquitous \yoo-BIK-wih-tuhs\, adjective:
Existing or being everywhere, or in all places, at the same
time.

In spite of the ubiquitous beggars, gypsies and 'naked
urchins', Skopje was an attractive town in the early part
of the century.
- Anne Sebba, Mother Teresa: Beyond the Image

Airborne gambling, shopping and videoconferencing may all
be ubiquitous in the future.
- Peter H. Lewis, "The Cybercompanion," New York Times,
February 7, 1999


Adding to my perplexity, this lack of clarity even appeared
evident among the best and brightest sociologists,
historians, literary scholars, art historians, those
working in cultural studies, American Studies, and
journalism; the problem looked to be ubiquitous.
- Michael Kammen, American Culture, American Tastes

Before Tarzan, nobody understood just how big, how
ubiquitous, how marketable a star could be.
--John Taliaferro, [4]Tarzan Forever
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Ubiquitous derives, via French, from Latin ubique,
"everywhere," from ubi, "where." The noun form is ubiquity.



It's really hard to avoid ubiquitous students intercepting you with their survey forms in town, especially on the weekends. They are freaking everywhere!

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