That would bug me too. The problem is that there is no way to say anything about it, no matter how politely, that would not make one sound like a nit picking crab.
_ _ _"I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours"
Stephen Roberts The Militant: http://www.themilitant.com Pathfinder Press: http://www.pathfinderpress.com Granma International: http://www.granma.cu/ingles/index.html----- Original Message ----- From: "Debby Franson" <the.bee@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2010 3:11 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Awesome, WAS: Re: Re: Lenora Mattingly Weber books
Hi everyone!There is one server at a restaurant we go to often who, after taking our order always says "Awesome! I'll put it right in now."It buggs Bruce and me. Debby At 12:34 PM 4/8/2010, Jamie Prater wroteHey, you got me but I understand and agree. Awesome, righteous, and many other words are used wrong in my opinion. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Loran Bailey" <rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 12:08 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Lenora Mattingly Weber booksAnd the one that drives me up the wall is the use of the word awesome for every piddling little thing. I always understood the word awesome to be a description of extreme profundity. When it is used to describe everything then how do you communicate that something is awesome when something really awesome comes along?_ _ _"I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours"Stephen Roberts The Militant: http://www.themilitant.com Pathfinder Press: http://www.pathfinderpress.com Granma International: http://www.granma.cu/ingles/index.html----- Original Message ----- From: "Jamie Prater" <jdprater@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 11:43 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Lenora Mattingly Weber booksHey, yes, language continues to change. There are a few trends today I don't like such as alright for all right. One I find amusing a couple days instead of a couple of days. Also comma usages and other things can make life interesting. Have a blessed day.----- Original Message ----- From: Monica Willyard To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 9:18 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Lenora Mattingly Weber booksHi Jamie. I was taught that cookie should be spelled cooky in my home economics classes in the 70s. It's also spelled that way in a lot of older cookbooks from the 40s through the mid 70s. I was puzzled when I noticed the change in spelling in books starting in the early 80s. It changed quickly, sort of like the pronunciation of Los Angeles which used to be pronounced with a hard g sound by both radio announcers and government officials in the 30s and 40s. Our language really is a living, breathing one that handles changes well.Monica Willyard Check out my books and accessible book lists on Goodreads at http://www.goodreads.com/profile/plumlipstick ------------------------------------------------------------------------------From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jamie Yates, CPhTSent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 1:45 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Lenora Mattingly Weber booksHi Jamie, it will be an easy proof. There are some unusual words in it, like they say:"We never would have got the lights unsnangled if it hadn't been for him."And unsnangled is kind of weird you know.And later they say maybe they can unSTRANGLE them instead of unsnangle them.And one time so far they call a deli a delly. And a cooky sheet. And one time they call it a stero instead of stereo so far. And a torn legament instead of a ligament.That's what I've found so far. Other than the strange words I think you'll have an easy time proofreading so when it's ready I'll put hold for Jamie P.-- Jamie in Michigan Currently Reading: The Great Arizona Orphan Abduction by Linda Gordon To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: 9.0.801 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2797 - Release Date: 04/07/10 13:32:00-- mailto:<the.bee@xxxxxxxxxxx> --Enjoy what you have rather than desiring what you don't have. Just dreaming about nice things is meaningless; it is like chasing the wind.--Ecclesiastes 6:9 NLTTo unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
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