"Hi Joe. I came by to see Bill." "He's out." "OK. I'll come back later." "No, he's jes’ on the back porch. If he wasn't here at all, I 'da said he was out and about." “About? About what? About to come back? About six feet tall? About to get a speeding ticket?" "No, ‘about'.… Continue reading Reflecting
I see enough people now use "impactful" that the online dictionaries have picked it up. That fact alone speaks to its significantness. So it wouldn't be stupidful to use words that are likeful to you because, if they're used by enough people, they'll be plus-oned to the dictionaries. I heard a professional toss out "ferociousness"… Continue reading Say…what?
"Wow, he left it all out there. He gave 110%!" "We all know how important today is, and so it's important that we go out there and give 110%!" I, and I'm sure you, hear similar remarks on a frequent basis. I, and I'm sure you, also know that this is impossible. In fact, anyone… Continue reading 110%!
Charles "Charlie" Goodnight cast a large shadow over the American West. He fought in the Civil War. His name is half of that of the 2,000 mile Goodnight-Loving Trail blazed by him and Oliver Loving (and later John Chisum) when they drove the first herd of cattle from the Texas Panhandle, through Colorado, to Wyoming.… Continue reading Good. Night.
You can seek four new tires. You can't seek for new tires. You can seek for Jim and help him out if Jim is seeking four new tires. Then you would be seeking new tires with Jim. If, on the other hand, you were trying to find Jim, you'd be seeking Jim (no "for"). Seek… Continue reading Seeking Four
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