Comments for brightsideblog.com http://brightsideblog.com the roo view Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:02:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 Comment on word annoyances + loves by Roo http://brightsideblog.com/?p=314#comment-21723 Roo Sat, 12 Jun 2010 23:54:48 +0000 http://brightsideblog.com/?p=314#comment-21723 Sarah - I meant to write back to you, too. That story about your boss is fantastic! "Obstensively" is so wrong and so clearly a mix of ostensibly and extensively and would be a great mash-up word if those two words could make sense together. Sarah - I meant to write back to you, too. That story about your boss is fantastic! “Obstensively” is so wrong and so clearly a mix of ostensibly and extensively and would be a great mash-up word if those two words could make sense together.

]]> Comment on word annoyances + loves by Roo http://brightsideblog.com/?p=314#comment-21722 Roo Sat, 12 Jun 2010 23:52:27 +0000 http://brightsideblog.com/?p=314#comment-21722 Gwynnie - I love/hate that "rod iron"!! Funny, but sad because there are SO many like that. It's the modern disease known as informal stupidity (to my mind). K8 - I agree 100% and just remembered another one of my peeves: recently I've heard people using "literally" to MEAN figuratively, as in "That concert literally blew my mind!" Really? No. Not really. Gwynnie - I love/hate that “rod iron”!! Funny, but sad because there are SO many like that. It’s the modern disease known as informal stupidity (to my mind).

K8 - I agree 100% and just remembered another one of my peeves: recently I’ve heard people using “literally” to MEAN figuratively, as in “That concert literally blew my mind!” Really? No. Not really.

]]> Comment on dad by Roo http://brightsideblog.com/?p=420#comment-21720 Roo Sat, 12 Jun 2010 23:42:56 +0000 http://brightsideblog.com/?p=420#comment-21720 Thanks, Su. I agree we aren't in close enough touch, but life just keeps rolling along, don't it? But honestly I didn't tell that many people myself and I certainly didn't post it on FB. I don't like to broadcast such personal news there. I posted it on my blog, but that's my personal forum/soapbox so I felt comfortable telling the world there. I miss you, too! xoxo Thanks, Su. I agree we aren’t in close enough touch, but life just keeps rolling along, don’t it? But honestly I didn’t tell that many people myself and I certainly didn’t post it on FB. I don’t like to broadcast such personal news there. I posted it on my blog, but that’s my personal forum/soapbox so I felt comfortable telling the world there.

I miss you, too!

xoxo

]]> Comment on for now by Roo http://brightsideblog.com/?p=419#comment-21719 Roo Sat, 12 Jun 2010 23:38:02 +0000 http://brightsideblog.com/?p=419#comment-21719 True, Gwynnie, very true. I hadn't made that connection - silly me. But "gigantic bean"? My poor sad memory begs to differ. True, Gwynnie, very true. I hadn’t made that connection - silly me.
But “gigantic bean”? My poor sad memory begs to differ.

]]> Comment on dad by Su http://brightsideblog.com/?p=420#comment-21640 Su Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:43:35 +0000 http://brightsideblog.com/?p=420#comment-21640 Ruthless, I'm so sorry for you. Clearly we don't keep in touch near enough since I didn't even know! Let's try to be better about keeping up and planning some time together. I miss you! Hang in there. -Su Ruthless, I’m so sorry for you. Clearly we don’t keep in touch near enough since I didn’t even know!

Let’s try to be better about keeping up and planning some time together. I miss you!

Hang in there.

-Su

]]> Comment on word annoyances + loves by Kate http://brightsideblog.com/?p=314#comment-21634 Kate Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:17:12 +0000 http://brightsideblog.com/?p=314#comment-21634 You are the best. Let me add the overuse of the word "absolutely." As in, "Do you want a turkey sandwich?" "Absolutely." Absolutely is not a synonym for "yes" or "sure." Irritating. As for overused phrases, what about the fact that just about everything is a "ticking time bomb" these days? And what about the horrendously annoying new rhetorical device of adding "Right?" to the end of every declarative statement. Barf. You are the best. Let me add the overuse of the word “absolutely.” As in, “Do you want a turkey sandwich?” “Absolutely.” Absolutely is not a synonym for “yes” or “sure.” Irritating. As for overused phrases, what about the fact that just about everything is a “ticking time bomb” these days? And what about the horrendously annoying new rhetorical device of adding “Right?” to the end of every declarative statement. Barf.

]]> Comment on scary movies by Gwyneth http://brightsideblog.com/?p=396#comment-21585 Gwyneth Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:04:17 +0000 http://brightsideblog.com/?p=396#comment-21585 So did you see it, and what did you think if you did? I was sorely disappointed. =( So did you see it, and what did you think if you did?

I was sorely disappointed. =(

]]> Comment on word annoyances + loves by Gwyneth http://brightsideblog.com/?p=314#comment-21583 Gwyneth Thu, 10 Jun 2010 23:45:26 +0000 http://brightsideblog.com/?p=314#comment-21583 If you want some entertainment one slow afternoon, just cruise craigslist. It's amazing what people write in their posts. One of my biggest peeves is "rod" iron instead of wrought. UGH. If you want some entertainment one slow afternoon, just cruise craigslist. It’s amazing what people write in their posts. One of my biggest peeves is “rod” iron instead of wrought. UGH.

]]> Comment on for now by Gwyneth http://brightsideblog.com/?p=419#comment-21581 Gwyneth Thu, 10 Jun 2010 23:41:44 +0000 http://brightsideblog.com/?p=419#comment-21581 Ha!!! That's funny. =) You made it your goal to know everything about them, so I'm not surprised that some of that information took up permanent residence in that gigantic bean of yours. I, on the other hand, just named my son Andrew. ;-) Ha!!! That’s funny. =) You made it your goal to know everything about them, so I’m not surprised that some of that information took up permanent residence in that gigantic bean of yours.

I, on the other hand, just named my son Andrew. ;-)

]]> Comment on word annoyances + loves by Sara http://brightsideblog.com/?p=314#comment-18816 Sara Mon, 24 May 2010 14:52:57 +0000 http://brightsideblog.com/?p=314#comment-18816 I love this list, and most bug me too, especially "It is what it is". One of my biggest word annoyances is when people say "nucular" instead of "nuclear." Funny story about one of your favorite words: I had a boss once who absolutely insisted the word "ostensibly" was spelled "obstensively," and whenever I corrected it in his letters or memos he would point out "my" mistake. I could not convince him of the correct spelling, and finally had to bring a dictionary into work one day (I'm dating myself; these were the days before online dictionaries). I love this list, and most bug me too, especially “It is what it is”.

One of my biggest word annoyances is when people say “nucular” instead of “nuclear.”

Funny story about one of your favorite words: I had a boss once who absolutely insisted the word “ostensibly” was spelled “obstensively,” and whenever I corrected it in his letters or memos he would point out “my” mistake. I could not convince him of the correct spelling, and finally had to bring a dictionary into work one day (I’m dating myself; these were the days before online dictionaries).

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