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10-04-2015, 04:00 AM
#71
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Originally Posted by juneayerza
My writing skills are not too bad, but if I am giving a speech or instructions, I find myself saying "OK" all through whatever I am saying. I am well aware of the problem however, my mouth spits it out before my brain can stop it from doing so.
10-04-2015, 12:42 PM
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In high school an English teacher got really upset when anyone used the word "lots". ie: I like lots of whipped cream on my sundae. She said lots were pieces of property. So that still bothers me now. Another word I dislike is 'hubby' I always want to tell the person to call their husband by their name. I would hate to be referred as wifey.
10-05-2015, 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Wanabee Quiltin
In high school an English teacher got really upset when anyone used the word "lots". ie: I like lots of whipped cream on my sundae. She said lots were pieces of property. So that still bothers me now. Another word I dislike is 'hubby' I always want to tell the person to call their husband by their name. I would hate to be referred as wifey.
10-05-2015, 12:42 PM
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Seriously, I tend to say 'seriously' quite a bit. To my defense, I believe it's because I do tend to joke a lot and feel the need to alert my friends of a 'serious moment' in my otherwise silliness.
That said (or typed, rather), life is too short to take trivial stuff too seriously. I admit many words and phrases make me cringe BUT the older I get, the more I realize how silly it is to let those things bother me. Unless the language is obscene and/or meant to offend, the 'problem' lies within myself rather than the speaker. Goodness knows my own language isn't perfect and I've yet to meet anyone, whose language is. Unfortunately, we tend to overlook our own faults, while noticing what others say and do.
That said (or typed, rather), life is too short to take trivial stuff too seriously. I admit many words and phrases make me cringe BUT the older I get, the more I realize how silly it is to let those things bother me. Unless the language is obscene and/or meant to offend, the 'problem' lies within myself rather than the speaker. Goodness knows my own language isn't perfect and I've yet to meet anyone, whose language is. Unfortunately, we tend to overlook our own faults, while noticing what others say and do.
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