:: Captain's Personal Blog ::

Stardate: Thursday, January 31, 2002

You know, this morning I finally vented on a subject that has been bothering me for a while. I suppose it all started when I realized (a while ago) that our President can not say the word "Nuclear." It is pronounced "noo-clee-er." Our esteemed Commander-In-Chief insists on pronouncing the wonderful word "nuke-youler." It drives me nuts.

Next:

There is a piece of furniture in your room. It is tall and has many things that slide in and out for you to put stuff in. What are they?
ANSWER? A dresser and a drawer. D-R-A-W-E-R!!!! I have encountered people who drop the "er" off the end and say (and SPELL) "Draw." It is not a draw, it is a drawer! A draw is when two people are tied and therefore have to end the game!

Finally:

Using sayings without knowing what they mean. As the wonderful business host Neil Cavuto once said "Don't invest in a stock unless you can say what the company does in one sentence." Well, don't use a phrase unless you know what it means. Case in point. The other day someone told me that a situation was "par for the core."

I did a double take. What kind of sense does that make? What is it supposed to mean. The phrase is "par for the course." It's a golf expression which refers both to the actual course that they play on as well as the term "par" which means the average score for that course. *sigh* I generally don't get snobby over this sort of thing, but sometimes I just get annoyed with how the english language is breaking down. I think I need to relax more. Maybe take some time off.
:: J 11:36 AM [+] ::
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