Word of the Day: Matter

/madər/, noun: 1. an affair or situation under consideration; a topic. “Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well. “ Jack London 2. a physical substance which occupies space and possesses rest mass, “A person by study must try to disengage the subject from useless matter, and to seize on points capable of improvement. … When subjects are viewed through the mists of prejudice, useful truths may escape.” Joseph MacSweeny intransitive verb: be of importance; have significance. “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” Confucius