I just don’t like it.

So here’s my question of the week:

Why is “normalcy” a word?

It doesn’t sound like a word. It sounds like somebody made it up in 5th period social studies.

It doesn’t look like a word. It’s looks like somebody was trying to type “normally” and messed up.

It doesn’t even feel like a word. I don’t like it. But I’ve heard it twice this week, and it’s in the dictionary (at least, at merriam-webster.com, and they’re pretty legit).

So I guess I have to accept the fact that “normalcy” is, in fact, a word. But that doesn’t mean I’m going to use it. I’m just searching for a sense of normality here.

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