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Books that should have been assigned reading in High School.:rose::rose::rose::rose:

 

*sneaks in quietly* I am going to highjack the thread for a few quick moments here. Sorry to distract from all the bumps, but I came across a blog yesterday that had me laughing and I just had to share it. The title of the blog is "War of (BIG) Words/Battle of Smahrt." Here's a quick snippet to give you an idea of what the post is about:

...."Growing up in a family of fancy-word-users and adjective-placement-correctors has taught me this: Some people will use outrageously large and hard-to-prounouce words simply to sound smart making you, by default, sound like a total idiot. It is an argument winner. It is a testament to their knowledgable and educated minds. It is a total pain in the arse parts."....

I found it very entertaining, but again, I'm just weird that way .

http://torinelson.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/war-of-big-words-battle-of-smahrt/

*hands thread back over*

 

That was some good reading, Nicola. That's why I like reading here. I get to experience writings from around the world, different views on life, senses of humor, etc. A writer friend of mine from another site, throws in a lot of scots language and doesn't use quotes to denote dialogue. Yet, I can follow along quite easily.

I think I am a minimalist when it comes to descriptions. I know that is my short-coming. I guess I'm a pretty plain writer, but then, that's who I am. I believe that writing is practice and all of us learn and grow.

 

Nicola, I checked out the blog in question. One sentence brought back a dormant memory. It was this one:

“Please turn your book to the second chapter” turned into “Elect to circulate one’s literary text to the second most of thirteen parts.”

When I was in college, I had occasion to require the use of a specialized mobility device. To meet my insurance requirements, I needed an explicit doctor's prescription. I don't remember the exact words, but the doctor wrote something like this on his Rx pad;

"To allow for elective posture adjustments and to circumvent neurological, cardiac or pulmonary complications, Mr. Jack **** requires a reclining motorized wheelchair."

YEP, IT WAS APPROVED!!!
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I have found that when dealing with insurance companies and/or the government, phrases must be confusing and complicated. Now we will be forced to deal with a government that will be the insurance company and an insurance company which is the government. Life can indeed suck.

 

And the sad part is half the people who are screaming it's a good thing have no idea why they are screaming... But lets not wax political here... Two new stories coming out... Obsessions and Football... is one that I think you might dig on Don... I'll link it when it comes out.

 

Trust me: I love screaming on political. Politicians suck and I love to tell them that. Real people are wonderful, politicians are the pitts.

Looking forward to your new stories.

 

I loved that blogger's take on the subject. I was laughing so hard when I read that blog. Reminded me of being back in elementary school and having all those teachers look down on me because, at the age of 10, I had not yet learned all the big words that they had in their vocabularies.

And I hate politics. I do, however, love a good read :excited:. Bring em on!

 

I too laughed my ass off reading that blog.

Reminds me of sitting at my now ex-mother in law's house in Florida listening to her and my then 13 year old sister in law having an argument and the sister said,

"Y'all fuckin' suck."

Then Mama got on her for her language; but not for the dropping of the F-bomb, but for saying "Y'all".

"In this house, we use proper English. It's 'You all fucking suck.'"

I laughed at that one and said,

"Shee-it, y'all."

 

Half? I thought it was closer to 99%. (The other 1% are the politicians who passed the law just so they could add "Health Care Reform" to their resumes despite the "reform" being one step forward and fifty steps back)

And is it bad that the first thing I thought of when reading Nicola's excerpt from the blog was former XNXX author Aesexual Pseudonym?

 

Here in the South, y'all is singular. As in, "Y'all come back," when speaking to one person. If speaking to two or more people, it's, "All y'all come back."

The very same thought came to my mind, but my porn-corrupted brain couldn't recall that verbose, long-winded author's exact name. I once attempted to engage in a battle of written wordiness with that esteemed wordsmith, but, as expected, my efforts proved futile.

 

If it's 99% then it's Granny keep em loaded looks like we are in for a long fight.

 

Bg wrdz-

Big words are great when they're actually needed (specialized fields) or entertaining (AP's writing.)

The people that misuse them to confuse or intimidate aren't likely to be on my list of friends.

 

Sounds like you've been watching 'The Outlaw Jose Wales'. I, on the other hand, keep my own loaded.

 

I love that movie so many great quotes. The Outlaw Josie Wales. But yes why do things always look the bleakest before things get better?

 

Remember when hoes were a garden tool? And what does "my bad" mean? Sometimes I feel like those around me are speaking a foreign language.

What I really hate is when I use a term and no one has a clue as to what I'm talking about. My best example is when someone is driving me nuts and I ask, "Are you trying to Gaslight me?" Sadly, they have no clue about the Charles Boyer/Ingrid Bergmann film. But then, none of you probably do, either.

God, I feel old.

 

It appears that I either mis-spelled his name, or I was refering to the 'south of the border' version. Sorry - sometimes my fingers work faster than my old brain.:wall:

 

Well I know my spelling is terrible, and short of pulling the DVD out of the shelf..........I did the best I could at least we know we are talking about the same thing even though I can't spell.... Speaking of grammar I got a text message the other day from my Niece...and I found it almost completely unintelligible. She's 12 and it makes me want to cry.

 

Hell, I'm the one who mis-spelled his name, not you.

As for your niece: I've noticed a significant lack of basic education in our younger citizens. I sometimes wonder what, if anything, they are taught.