Running Man
My brother in law and sister went to Fargo, ND this weekend for my bro to participate in a marathon. At the age of (I think) 44, he ran it in around 3 hours and 21 minutes and ...qualified for the Boston Marathon! I could not be more proud or impressed.
Pet Peeve
Yet another of my pet peeves - people who pronounce 'S' as 'SH'. The primary example of this is regarding our pug, Smeagol. Her name is "Smeagol", not "SHmeagol". Yet, I would estimate that 50% of people call her that. Insane it makes me.
It Pays To Enrich Your Word Power
I have been using this word incorrectly for years now, and I bet some of you have too. I always thought that 'to make a concerted effort' was to make a specific, concentrated effort to do something. But, it isn't! According to dictionary. com it means 'Planned or accomplished together; combined: We made a concerted effort to solve the problem. ' In other words, to do something 'in concert' with another person. I've asked a couple of people about this and they were all using it wrong too.
Racquet Sports
Apparently, squash is not a sport that Americans participate in. Nobody down here has ever heard of it. Does anyone know if it is just called something else down here?
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Okay, maybe it's a southern thing that no one down there has ever heard of squash, but up here in the north, it's known, if infrequently played. I used to be a great raquetballer, in a league and everything, but have never actually played squash. Nor do I care to eat them. Mom2
Reba's conjecture makes sense to me. I didn't know it was so unknown, though.
I wonder if the S-SH thing is just for Smeagol. What other words do they SH instead of S?
I tried the spagetti squash a while back, and I must have done it wrong because all my strands were not at all spagetti-like in texture, and they weren't all long and nice. However, I am a PRO at making acorn squash, and good thing too because it's my favourite. Mom2, when's the last time you tried some?
Also: Congrats to Bob!!
Also also: I did know that about 'concerted' but undoubtedly have used it wrong on many occasions.
When we made spaghetti squash its true that the texture was not spaghetti like, but it certainly looked -exactly- like spaghetti. i couldn't tell the difference by looking at it.
Yes, I do notice that other people SH instead of S-ing. I notice this in particular ethnic groups and particular age groups (although is reference to Smeagol it seems to be nearly everyone). I remember my niece, when she was about 14, started saying SH instead of S for almost everything. It drove us NUTS, but all her friends did it too. She doesn't though anymore, stopped when she got out of high school...interesting.
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