TOD: Abused words.
Anything to do with Tom Cruise and his current girlfriend
And
Anything to do with Brad Pitt and his current girlfriend.
And the word of the day is: PAGINATE!
The word "like" is, like, the most abused word in the, like, English language. Like.
Matt H, and anyone else who likes to know these things ahead of time "I understand Cuddy and House may have some "quiet time" coming up."
Why do you want to know what will, or might, happen? I go to great lengths to avoid reading information like that.
I'm pretty tonight's AI is the Great American Songbook, because they have, like, Rod Stewart as the guest. Like, yeah.
There are two words that one should never use. One of them is swell and the other one is lousy.
Sorry, Dan... I love "swell"...
Good first day vibes for DR GINNY on her "new" job.
The veddy odd construction, meant, apparently, to sound veddy educated:
He was so nice to she and I...
What, pronouns become subjective when there's more than ONE??? no matter the requirement of the syntax for objective case?
I use "Cool" far too much.
I also use "I remember" here a lot.
A lot.
Another "trait" I find a bit too precious is when someone takes a perfectly good noun and turns it into a verb!
"Messenger this document to so-and-so by this afternoon!"
Or, when someone takes a perfectly good verb and uses it in such a way as to make it seem ridiculous:
"We need to grow our economy a bit more to avoid inflation."
I also use "I remember" here a lot.
BTW, is "minimalist" an overused euphemism for "cheap?"
I will serve you a minimalist meal on my "distressed" heirloom kitchen table.
And of course the confusion of Less and Fewer.
If it is measured you have less....if it can be counted you have fewer!
LESS AND FEWER - weren't they the producing team known for the proliferation of scaled-down productions?
:)
DR MBARNUM - my two NEW Arkoff Classics arrived today.
Viking Women/Teenage Caveman
Day the World Ended/She Creature
What are the next ones?
1. AmazingDon't get me going on "hate."
2. Genius
3. Hate
4. Love
5. Awesome
Famous shows produced by Less and Fewer:
One Day of Rain
The Producer
Less Lestat
Two Guys Named Moe
One by One
Half a Monty
One for the Seesaw
The Twoposter
Folly
The Grape of Wrath
But when people use the word as a substitute for "dislike," which is something entirely different, I cringe.
Shabby Chic is a rather overused term.
On this, the centenary of "the great San Francisco earthquake," The San Francisco Chronicle did a special today that includes the front page from its April 19, 1906 edition.
Online, there is a similar special edition (http://www.sfgate.com/greatquake/) that many of you may find interesting!
DR MBARNUM those are nifty Pier 5 photos you bid on....I bid on the one you didn't. But they are all nice! Allison and Cameron made a nice couple.
For fun, do a "shabby chic" search on eBay and just look at some of the crap folks are trying to foist off as being worth buying (most of the pricey stuff fits the bill, but look at some of the final page listings)!
Maria, your list was awesome! I love it!
Brilliant, bro.
One which I guess I have to learn to live with...But drives me insane (not a long drive)... Is "lay" and "lie"... Lay needs an OBJECT, guys! You can't "lay down" - unless it's in the past tense. "I was laying out in the sun" is wrong, wrong, wrong. (That's THREE wrongs.) I've heard this in plays, on TV, in movies, have even seen it fairly often in print. I have to believe that it's the actors, not the writers who are responsible when it rears its ugly head on TV/stage/movies. Not that writers know correct grammar and actors, don't... But, unfair as it may seem, I'll give us (writers, that is) the benefit of the doubt.
And don't get me started on it's vs its.
There are two words that one should never use. One of them is swell and the other one is lousy.When the Titanic sank beneath the sea, it left behind a number of swells.
What if one is laying eggs out in the sun and the eggs are implied?
When the Titanic sunk beneath the sea, it left behind a number of swells.
Granted. I shall exclude The Autobiography of Chicken Little from my vent.
Your write DRMARIA its a problem. I worry about it alot.
Lay, lady, lay,
Lay across my big brass bed.
Brilliant, bro.
The question here, though, is whether the table was already "distressed" when you bought it...or did you "distress" it yourself?
HMMMMM???????
A language miscommunication that's been mentioned before but bears repeating.
Overheard at the Mitzi Newhouse Theatre before a performance of HAPGOOD:
"Sir, that sign says gunshots will be heard at this performance."
"Yes, that's right."
"Why only at this performance?"
What if one is laying eggs out in the sun and the eggs are implied?
One of my most-HATED words...one which sets my teeth on dege...and one I wish I would NEVER hear again:
The mispronunciation of "mischievous" as "mischievious".
"Mischievous" has three syllables...and ONLY three syllables...miss'-chi-vus..with accent on the first syllable.
My teeth grind when I hear "miss chee'-vee-us"...because NO SUCH WORD EXISTS.
:D
Does that mean that PUNKY BREWSTER is not really a "classic"
Hi - I just got back from LACC and the reading of the second act. Boy, is it GOOD! Lots of laughs, lots of fun. The characters are wacky 50's TeeVee/Movie personages. Wonderful stage effects.
But the SONGs, boys and girls, the songs are my favorite part. The tunes hook ya just right - every one of them -- hard not to hum along by the third A.
And the lyrics are really specific and telling and clever without cutsie-ness. The rhymes are unexpected, and sometimes just THAT makes the laugh happen - the delight of hearing the unexpected rhyme. And wads of internal rhymes. I tell ya, BK does have a way with words. Some of those phrases - I heard my larcenous little mind mutter - wish I'd written that! Oh, can't wait 'til you hear it!!! I know you'll like it!
http://www.nbc.com/Deal_or_No_Deal/game/
oh dear do you know you can play this online?
My friend Margo just told me that her sister Bobbie (sp?) is going to be on "The Today Show" tomorrow morning! I must tape it for her because Margo doesn't have TV, other than for watching videos and DVDs. Bobbie is a manager of an REI store in the midwest and, I don't know the details, but I think that her store donated 20 bicycles to a group that helps kids or something like that. So, "The Today Show" wants to talk with Bobbie and a couple of her co-workers! Pretty cool! ;D
Instant or OTHERWISE....no....although there were several "Very Special" episodes....
I think that The Facts of Life had more "Very Special" episodes than any other series. :P
and since I have been away and E & T and I know you all are going through really horrible joke withdrawal I provide the following for your groaning pleasure........
:P
Re the topic of the day, here's a oldie but goodie, which vixmom probably would have posted if she weren't busy catching up. :)
It seems two former classmates met at the tenth reunion of their high school graduation. They had not seen or spoken to each other for the past ten years and were using the opportunity to bring each other up to date about their lives.
“Oh! It’s just been wonderful. I met a handsome and rich man in college and we got married right away!” the first one told the other.
“My! How interesting!” replied the second.
“Yes! He has so many rich and important friends that he sent me to Charm School to learn to be a proper lady,” the first one added.
“My! How interesting!” replied the second.
“Yes! I learned my lessons so well that I am considered to be the Most Gracious Hostess of our exclusive country club.”
“My! How interesting!” replied the second.
“But, enough about me. What have you been doing for the past ten years?” the first one asked.
“Well, I also met and married a rich and handsome man in college and he sent me to Charm School, as well.”
“Why, that’s amazing!” responded the first. “What was the most important thing your Charm School taught you?”
“I guess the most important thing they taught me was to say, ‘My! How Interesting!’ instead of ‘Bullshit’.”
"Fuck" is ridiculously abused. Used in its various forms as noun, verb, adjective, adverb, it has lost all power to shock anymore...and that is a shame.
My grandmother told a variation of this joke. It's the only time I ever heard her swear
And I bet it was funny, because you never expected to hear your grandma swear.
I got the script for ...absence of spring... today. I had read most of it online, but they keep the last several pages off, so someone doesn't just rip 'em off and do the play without royalties and permission. Gosh, it's such a beautiful play! And I get the final, breathtaking line! I feel so privileged!!!! What a nice day I'm having!
Enjoy!
(http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL242/891350/2016318/140449316.jpg)
derBrucer
Rudy, the handsome 8-yr-old red-nosed shepherd mix, returned home to VA today. Apparently, the young couple who had given him a home as a stray just a few months ago (hence the shot record from February), split up recently. When the man returned to the house to get his last load of belongings, he also took Rudy. When the lady wanted Rudy back, he demanded an amount of money which she didn't have...so the man dumped Rudy at the high-kill shelter. When the lady found out, she raced to the shelter, only to find that Rudy had been sent to my home. She was given Diane's number, so we spoke this afternoon & met a few minutes ago. Rudy was a happy boy. Apparently there is also a 14 month old little boy waiting to hug Rudy, too. He is actually a Dingo/Shepherd mix. I kept wondering where those unusually long ears came from!!! The owner was very happy for the re-union...knowing that, if I hadn't taken pity on him. he would have died last Tuesday.
Janet
You know. too many people these days, you know, can't get through a sentence, you know, without, you know, saying "you know". You know?
One of my most-HATED words...one which sets my teeth on dege...and one I wish I would NEVER hear again:
The mispronunciation of "mischievous" as "mischievious".
"Mischievous" has three syllables...and ONLY three syllables...miss'-chi-vus..with accent on the first syllable.
My teeth grind when I hear "miss chee'-vee-us"...because NO SUCH WORD EXISTS.
:D
I'm pretty tonight's AI is the Great American Songbook, because they have, like, Rod Stewart as the guest. Like, yeah.
My friend Margo just told me that her sister Bobbie (sp?) is going to be on "The Today Show" tomorrow morning! I must tape it for her because Margo doesn't have TV, other than for watching videos and DVDs. Bobbie is a manager of an REI store in the midwest and, I don't know the details, but I think that her store donated 20 bicycles to a group that helps kids or something like that. So, "The Today Show" wants to talk with Bobbie and a couple of her co-workers! Pretty cool! ;D
Maybe some day DR Sandra will tell the story of the plastic flamingos and the F word.
Maria, you make many good points. I do try and watch how I type things and I know I sometimes write things that do not make sense. I do try but there are words I do not know how to correctly pronounce for I cannot hear them correctly. I do try...
The phrase "unconditional love" is abused...People wanting it, yearning for it, saying they give it. There is simply no such thing. All love has conditions; all love has a bottom line, all love has its boundaries.
A dog is the closest thing that will give unconditional love and even it has its boundaries. Beat it enough, it'll run away or bite you.
"Classic" is woefully abused. Particuarly by critics. Couple it with "instant classic" and it's even worse. Again, no such thing. A classic must be defined by the test of time.
"Fuck" is ridiculously abused.
IRregardless.
Ron, my kind of kitty. :)
DakotaCelt are you feeling better?
WOW! Check out this video of three kites dancing in the air to beautiful music. I can barely get one kite in the air yet these are all controlled by one person. I suppose that is why he is the World multiply kite champion.
http://www.kitelife.com/videos/demo/bethell_promo.htm
Sorry, I lost my "click here" instructions.
MattH.. the cable guy came on Saturday and replaced our analog receiver with a digital receiver. I have since discovered that it is not constantly snowing in the NBC Today Show studios!!!
TEENAGE CAVEMAN is one boring movie....booooorrrrrrrrriiiiiiingggggggggggg....a nd pretentious......
And misframed! All we see on the sides of the screen are one eye and a nose.... I thought it was off, but couldn't believe they would release a DVD masked so wrong.....but then at the end the credits said:
THE END
and below that where it should have said
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It said:
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Maria, you make many good points. I do try and watch how I type things and I know I sometimes write things that do not make sense. I do try but there are words I do not know how to correctly pronounce for I cannot hear them correctly. I do try...
Does that mean that PUNKY BREWSTER is not really a "classic"
Dakota - I'm not sure what you're referring to. Unless you're using my "points" as a jumping off point to speak generally. But I certainly didn't mention anything about your posts not making sense. Maybe I'm misunderstanding what you wrote. Anyway, to clarify things - my rant post wasn't about anyone here.
Jane, was your "sad but true" in response to my saying there is no such thing as unconditional love? I actually think that is a good thing. I think everything must have boundaries and conditions...particularly love. Those who try to give "unconditional" love will find their love abused for sure. The first love anyone has to have is a healthy self-love.
I never believe people who tell me they love their children or their dog or their friend more than themselves. No. Until you first love yourself; you can't love anything.