I just got back from the kick-off event for the City Paper voting. I took a 20-something friend who was willing to chat to people and hand out business cards.
OMG. It was SO MUCH FUN! I wish it had not been quite so loud. The bar was packed and the band was terrific, but the point of the event was talking to people, so the decibel level was a bit harsh.
Anyway, I spoke to at least 100 people and only two of them were actively rude. * o /* WIN.
Most folks were all, SURE I'll vote for you!! Many wanted to vote swap. And, I might actually have gotten a couple of new clients.
My pal was actually more nervous about doing this than she let on, but when it was over, she was genuinely glad she'd done it. Good practice for her job search.
Thumbs up all around.
My cousin posted a link today on 22 words you're probably saying wrong that seemed relevant.
I too have grudgingly accepted the wrong pronunciations of most of those words, and several others. As I said to a friend who insisted that "nonplussed" meant "not bothered", just because the dictionary includes the definition doesn't mean it's
right,
it just means the dictionary is documenting the common usage. Which is wrong.
bonny, that sounds like a really good start!
I love that article, Laura!
My DexH actually knew Ted Geisel but I've never heard anyone pronounce Dr. Seuss like that!
Most of the rest of them were not surprises.
One of my cousins posted a thing on Facebook about how you should never drink Coke, because if you pour milk into Coke and let it sit for a while, then the acid in the Coke will "denature the protein in the milk" and make it into weird lumps that sink to the bottom of the bottle. And all of her friends are commenting, "Eww, that's so gross, I'm never drinking Coke again." And I'm thinking, "Are you also never having lemon juice or vinegar again? Or eating cheese?"
One of my cousins posted a thing on Facebook about how you should never drink Coke, because if you pour milk into Coke and let it sit for a while, then the acid in the Coke will "denature the protein in the milk" and make it into weird lumps that sink to the bottom of the bottle. And all of her friends are commenting, "Eww, that's so gross, I'm never drinking Coke again." And I'm thinking, "Are you also never having lemon juice or vinegar again? Or eating cheese?"
I had the same reaction. It's essentially just making curds and whey, right?
I had the same reaction. It's essentially just making curds and whey, right?
Right. This person first denied that milk and lemon juice will do the same thing, and then, when I countered with paneer, is now arguing something about the sugar in the Coke binding to the curds, which just makes no sense at all. And the acid in your stomach is far more acidic than Coke is. I'm trying to stop arguing -- she's just stuck on "Coke makes gross stuff happen, and so you shouldn't drink it!"
Oh, and she told me that I'm misunderstanding it, but assured me that "it's OK."
"It becomes the texture of sand!" Yes. That's ricotta.
diet coke is just extra magic evil. Or regular coke. any kind of soda, it's slowly killing us all. Either that or the secret candida parasite epidemic the government is hiding from us.
