I had a pie-to-the-face moment teaching English. It may be something I have mistakenly said numerous times. This time, I stopped to search for online examples. Bam. Screen sharing and there it was staring me in the face as I suggested, ”You took a photo for prosperity”… It became a learning moment for us both, and well, let me share it with the world:

prosperity / posterity

Your descendants—those who come after you—are posterity. Your posterior comes behind your front, right? Your posterity comes along behind you in time. In contrast, prosperity is financial well-being.

But some people mix these up by saying “I am taking photos of our house construction for prosperity” when they mean “for posterity.”

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So wherever you are, please continue taking photos for posterity’s sake… and live long and prosper.