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The spotlight that turns typos into character flaws and silence into guilt.
means Close, careful examination of something — often with a critical eye looking for flaws or problems.
from From Latin scrutinium, built from scrutari, 'to search,' which itself traces back to scruta, meaning 'rubbish' or 'trash.' The original image was of someone rifling through junk, sorting piece by piece — so to scrutinize was literally to go through someone's garbage looking for something. The word kept the thoroughness and lost the smell.
- origin
- latin scrutari, meaning to search trash
- irony
- demanding it for others, dodging it yourself
- side effect
- makes innocent people act suspicious
- peak form
- a resume read after you quit