So, today I wanna talk about a little brain fart I had with the New York Times crossword. Yeah, you heard that right, the crossword. I consider myself somewhat of a word nerd, and I do the crossword pretty much every day. But this one, it got me good.
It all started like any other day. I grabbed my phone, opened up the NYT app, and started tapping away at the crossword. Things were going smoothly, I was cruising, feeling pretty smart, you know? Then I hit this clue: “My bad.” Three letters. I’m like, “Okay, this should be easy, what is it usually, ‘Oops?’ or ‘Whoops?'” I typed in “Oops,” but it didn’t fit. “Weird,” I thought.
I moved on, solved a few other clues, and came back to it. Still nothing. I started second-guessing myself. “Am I spelling ‘Oops’ wrong? Is it a different word altogether? Maybe it’s some slang I don’t know?” I even googled “My bad synonym” but nothing relevant came up. This little three-letter word was driving me nuts!
- Tried “Oops” – Nope.
- Tried “Whoops” – Still nope.
- Thought about slang – Nothing.
- Even googled it – Nada.
Then, after like 20 minutes of this, it hit me. The answer was staring me right in the face the whole time: “SORRY.” Three letters, fits perfectly. I felt like such an idiot! I mean, “sorry” is the most obvious synonym for “my bad.” How could I miss that? I slapped my forehead, chuckled to myself, and finished the puzzle.
My Takeaways
This whole experience reminded me that even when you think you know something well, your brain can still play tricks on you. And sometimes, the simplest things can trip you up the most. In this case, it also taught me the importance of paying more attention when I write, and read, because there’re so many similar words out there, like “They’re” and “Their”. Anyway, I just wanted to share this little story of my crossword blunder. Maybe it’ll give you a laugh, or maybe it’ll remind you that we all make silly mistakes sometimes. It’s all part of being human, right?