It's a ride, not a race. That is what I used to say when I was doing long distance fund-raising bike rides. Those rides (the fun ones) were usually seven-day rides, over hundreds of miles (usually between 6 and 7 hundred miles) and even once in two countries (Canada and the US). That is kind of like the conference I am attending right now. Yesterday was brutal (in first world terms), and today was kind of a slow start. This evening I was kind of getting in to the groove, and I think tomorrow and Saturday will make everything worthwhile. It is chilly (that is kind of an understatement), but tomorrow is supposed to be sunny and warmer, more of what I was expecting from this location. Tomorrow will be a really fun day!Cohort -- Noun: 1a. a group of warriors or soldiers. b. band, group. c. a group of individuals having a statistical factor (such as age) in common. 2. companion, colleague. The current cohort of graduating seniors is the school's smallest in almost 100 years.
Did You Know? In ancient times, a cohort was a military unit, one of ten divisions in a Roman legion. The term passed into English via French in the 15th century, when it was used in translations and writings about Roman history. Once cohort became established in our language, its meaning was extended to refer first to any body of troops, then to any group of individuals with something in common, and later to a single companion. Some usage commentators have objected to this last sense because it can be hard to tell whether the plural refers to different individuals or different groups. The "companion" sense is well established in standard use, however, and its meaning is clear enough in such sentences as "her cohorts came along with her to the game."
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