I can't say that I have ever been particularly conscious of the phrase "it is what it is," but now that you mention it, it seems like I have heard it now and then all my life and it obviously can be taken literally and not be annoying. I watch very little television, so I might not have noticed, but if it has become some kind of fashionable phrase I might be annoyed by it too. I have always tended to be annoyed by just about anything fashionable. People who try to be fashionable have always struck me as rather shallow. Another one that more than annoys me is the phrase "politically correct." That, if taken literally, is something that I would think we should all strive for even if we cannot fully achieve it and it should be a phrase of praise, but right-wing jerks have turned it into a phrase of ridicule for anyone who either is willing to give or asks for respect.
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To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 5:27 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Lenora Mattingly Weber booksMy husband is getting very annoyed with the phrase "It is what it is, but I really don't see why. It makes perfect sense to me and I tried to explain what it means to him. (I don't use it myself,myself, but we seem to be hearing it on the TV all the time
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From: gwen tweedy <gstweedy@xxxxxxx> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Lenora Mattingly Weber books To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Thursday, April 8, 2010, 1:23 PM I fully agree with you in this one Roger. ----- 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 books > And 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 books > > > Hey, 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 books > > > Hi 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, CPhT > Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 1:45 PM > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Lenora Mattingly Weber books > > > Hi 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@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put 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@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 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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