Grammar and Filler words

FUNNEST is not a real word. Fun. More fun. Most fun. When I hear people use "funnest"I try  to maintain a calm face instead of grimacing, shuddering or blurting out "STOP using that word"

Irregardless is also not a word.

Lest I come across as a grammar snob I admit to having many language flaws.  I confuse lay down and lie down so I say rested. When people ask How are you? I say great, terrific, since I am uncertain if it is good or well.

Another phrase I find annoying is: I know. right? Initially I only noticed young people using that phrase but it seems to be prevalent everywhere.

Years ago I was in Toastmasters which is a group designed to help people learn how to speak in public. When members were evaluated on their presentations, the use of inappropriate grammar was mentioned.

Another item hammered home was the unnecessary use of filler words. Um, Ah, So.
To this day if a speaker uses too many filler words I tune them out and keep track of the ums. How can you Um when you are reading a Power Point Presentation?

(Dependency on Power Point is the subject for an upcoming post.)

So, ah, um, have the funnest ah, day cuz irregardless of  the whether youre sure to have a swell day!

PONDERING, I can spell. Guess I need to devote more time to this and remember where the spell check button is located and then USE it!

Next topic: People who use words that aren't actually words. Hint: rhymes with dunnest.

She's BAAAAACK!

I read somewhere people who don't post for long periods of time (like 15 months) should not apologize, just resume like it was no biggie they dropped out of sight and left both of her faithful followers in the dust.

Questions I am pondering this evening:

Do professional baseball players feel guilty when they play lousy yet make millions of dollars per year? By golly they should! They should have a rating system and get paid a specific amount each game they if they hit, catch or refrain from scratching their personal body parts on camera.

What do concession stand employees do with the leftover food?
If someone offered me a free box of stale popcorn would I say thanks and snarf it down? (yes)

Why don't professional baseball games have female commentators? Heck, I could think of clever remarks like "eww, you pig, stop spitting" or "Joey, looks like it's time to trim your beard sweetie"

Enough pindering for one evening.

Guppy Girl Snyder
8-21-15

Learning curves

Last week while using my new iPad I encountered a problem taking pictures. Two other adults tried to fix the problem to no avail...a 9 year old girl said "here, let me see it" and fixed the problem in 3 seconds!

Yesterday my husband signed me up on Twitter because I lacked the patience to continue the process when I got stuck.

Learning is harder the older I get...too bad I can't remove useless information stored in my brain. Do I really need to remember the words to the Beverly Hills TV show when I never watched the show?

I didn't think so either :-)

What the heck....it's only a two YEAR delay in postings...




Did the never-ending winter encourage me to start posting again? Who knows? Perhaps.  If anyone reads this except me send me an email and I will take you out to lunch. This year - you won't have to wait two years.

Since I have a tendency to be sarcastic here is an outstanding sarcastic blog to check out: www.bitterbarista.com.  Since reading that blog I have become a better tip and more aware of the goofy statements I make while ordering my weekly Caribou coffee.

Until next time,

Guppy Girl Snyder

waiting

There must be a way to bottle the time and energy
people spend waiting ....if I come
up with anything I will post it right here
and never make you wait.

purpose

What is the purpose of "Linked In" the networking tool on-line? So you can count your business associates or people you passed once on the street and nodded to just to be polite?

Sorry Linked In people who invited me to join their network, the answer is a polite no. Call me instead and we can communicate the old-fashioned way.