Comments on: Is It Really Just Me?

By: Geof F. Morris

Geof F. Morris — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 21:30:34 +0000

A Mexican who doesn’t like tacos is like a Canadian who doesn’t like hockey.

By: *daniel

*daniel — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 12:08:58 +0000

Is there really a person in the world who doesn’t like tacos?

*Dan is rooting for that person being a Mexican*

By: Cousin dave

Cousin dave — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 23:57:45 +0000

I really really like Tacos!

By: Roger

Roger — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 21:35:25 +0000

Yeah, that’s pretty much what the dictionary said. You’re right, too, in that I, at least, think of ubiquity as being relatively innocuous. I hadn’t thought of pervasiveness as being malevolent, but the dictionary agreed with you there, too.

By: *danie

*danie — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:00:11 +0000

I believe the difference is in what the words convey, not so much their direct meaning. Their different aspects, if you will.

Ubiquitous hints at commonness. At something being extremely non-unique.

Pervasiveness hints at something that spreads. It has a tinge of malevolence. Also, when something is pervasive, it hasn’t necessarily *already* spread to all parts; it has the capability and tendency to do so.