Blog Blackout

I miss writing in my blog. I always log on to my blog's URL everyday but I can't find time to write.

One, work keeps me busy. The company I work for has rolled out a new system for timecard punches. Not only is it repetitive and redundant, it is also chock full of bugs. I don't mind putting in long hours in the office even though we do not get paid for overtime so long as I spend time not because of something that is sucky and ineffective.

Two, I am generally on cloud nine (despite the new system's additional ten million atmospheric pressure on my workload). The best feeling in the world is what my hubby and I share. No room for real angst here. Even he has stopped being emo. That and the fact that I hurry to spend time with him every day.

Three, my muses are gearing up for something really big. Oh well, it has been so many years in the making.

Tee Hee

Here are my recent class' Taboo bloopers.

1. Carnation - a kind of evaporated
2. Paw - the hand of the dog
3. Burp - it explodes in the body
4. Waffle - breaded hotdog; breaded cheese

Things You Have To Quit Saying (A Quick Grammar Lesson)

1. ADD ME UP

When you want someone to be your friend in Friendster, don't say "Add me up."

"Add up" is an intransitive verb that means to come up to the unxepected total (i.e. Your bill doesn't add up.) or to form and intelligible pattern (i.e. The witness' story does not add up.)

The best way to say it is, "Add me."


2. HE IS A GAY.

Gay is an adjective. Imagine another adjective; say, handsome.

Is it correct to say, "He is a handsome."?

If your IQ does not consist of one or two digits, you know that the answer to this is NO.

When judging or remarking on someone's sexuality, it's best to say, "He is gay.".


3. YOU ARE SNOB.

"Snob" is a noun and not an adjective. Therefore, if you want to use "snob", you say, "You are a snob.".

The adjective is "snobbish". Thus, "You are snobbish.".


4. WILL GONNA

A good (or bad) example of this is, "I will gonna go to the beach this summer.". Can you hear me gnashing my teeth?

Will + (verb) = Future Tense
e.g. Will + go
I will go to the beach this summer.

Gonna = slang/contraction for "going to"
Be verb (am, is, are) + Going to/Gonna + (verb) = Future Tense
e.g. Am + Going to/Gonna + go
I am going to go to the beach this summer.
I am gonna go to the beach this summer.

Go figure. Math is logic.


5. I have nothing else to place here to make it a really good, solid list. I am filled with so much angst to think. When I think of new ones, I'll let you know.