YOU ARE NOT ALONE - A companion online community discussion board for The Mental Illness Happy Hour podcast with Paul Gilmartin

On occasion Paul throws a put a $5 word or two on the podcast. Luckily as a listener I can stop the podcast and grad my dictionary. The last episode Paul used the word "mercurial" in a sentence.

mercurial adj. 1. Containing or caused by the action of the element of mercury. 2. Quick and changeable in temperament; volatile.

I know I how much Paul feels uncomfortable the podcast being in the Health section. Perhaps it should be under the education category! Heck including learning the inner world of mental illness, my vocabulary has increased exponentially (another big word) since listening :

I learned English the easy way, reading Stehpen King novels, Dungeon & Dragon's rule books and through VHS movies mostly starring Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jean Claude Van Damme. Once in a while when Paul flaunts his college degree(arts!), I kind of just rely on the context and pretend I know exactly, what he's talking about.