Common Mistake

Many a times people use 'lightyear' to describe a significant amount of time. People say things like, "my wife takes a lightyear to get ready", "I have been waiting for you since one lightyear", "my system takes a lightyear to boot" etc. It is strange that a lot of people do not understand that 'lightyear' is not a measurement of time. Instead, it is a measure of distance!!! Common mistake