Tyler's Word of the Day

per·sist·ence /pərˈsɪstəns, -ˈzɪs-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[per-sis-tuhns, -zis-] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1.
the act or fact of persisting.
2.
the quality of being persistent: You have persistence, I'll say that for you.
3.
continued existence or occurrence: the persistence of smallpox.
4.
the continuance of an effect after its cause is removed.
Also, per·sist·en·cy.

Tyler used the word in a sentence describing how persistent he was in getting the soccer ball at practice. Well, he used the word correctly although he was more persistent in letting the ball go past him without kicking it. I guess I'll give hime credit for vocabulary.