tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post2902635169215007294..comments2024-02-12T17:59:33.534-06:00Comments on RAZORED ZEN: Did You Know?Charles Gramlichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-44569677303474580482010-05-04T10:49:18.256-05:002010-05-04T10:49:18.256-05:00Everyone knows axel is followed by Rose.Everyone knows axel is followed by Rose.Danette Haworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13220718895967380788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-12589644413110549412010-04-26T09:52:34.707-05:002010-04-26T09:52:34.707-05:00ivan, trig is a bizarre word anyway. Loved the em...ivan, trig is a bizarre word anyway. Loved the email. I got a bit laugh out of the "impossible" things to say. <br /><br />Mary Witzl, I can see that. It's a good reference work.<br /><br />L.A. Mitchell, you don't sound as if you are fully committed to that point of view. :)<br /><br />Akasha Savage, I think I might have known that when I was little but forgot it with experience.<br /><br />laughingwolf, yeah, we didn't get any really bad weather. And I sure hope the Gulf doesn't get whacked to bad by the oil. It's had it's share of insults.<br /><br />Kate S, maybe we should. Get a grassroots movement going!<br /><br />Barbara Martin, Glad you enjoyed.<br /><br />Erik Donald France, I found a few other quotes that weren't generally quoted accurately in there and will have to post those later.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-32977727538856559162010-04-26T06:14:56.858-05:002010-04-26T06:14:56.858-05:00rats! now there could be oil floating your way :(rats! now there could be oil floating your way :(laughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-89162069266476237482010-04-25T23:00:23.898-05:002010-04-25T23:00:23.898-05:00I love this kind of stuff. Play it again, Sam.
P...I love this kind of stuff. Play it again, Sam.<br /><br />Power concedes nothing without a [fill in the blank] . . . <br /><br />War is . . . [did Sherman ever say it?]Erik Donald Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-32999213828014732762010-04-25T21:10:48.091-05:002010-04-25T21:10:48.091-05:00Rehashing the English language from time to time i...Rehashing the English language from time to time is necessary to keep up with when writing. Thanks for the interesting post, Charles.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-3044024099442892092010-04-25T21:02:20.593-05:002010-04-25T21:02:20.593-05:00Troublesome words.
This just came in on my email...Troublesome words. <br /><br />This just came in on my email from an old school pal, Hart Watt, always kind of a troublemaker.<br /><br />THINGS THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO SAY WHEN DRUNK: and when you are sober too<br />1. Innovative<br />2. Preliminary<br />3. Proliferation<br />4. Cinnamon<br /><br />THINGS THAT ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO SAY WHEN DRUNK:(also when you are sober)<br />1. Specificity<br />2. Anti-constitutionalistically<br />3. Passive-aggressive disorder<br />4.. Transubstantiate<br /><br />THINGS THAT ARE DOWNRIGHT IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY WHEN DRUNK: <br /><br /><br />1. No thanks, I'm married. <br />2. Nope, no more booze for me!<br />3. Sorry, but you're not really my type.<br />4. No thanks, I'm not hungry.<br />5. Good evening, officer. Isn't it lovely out tonight?<br />6. Oh, I couldn't! No one wants to hear me sing karaoke.<br />7. I'm not interested in fighting you.<br />8. Thank you, but I won't make any attempt to dance, I have no coordination. I'd hate to look like a fool!<br />9. Where is the nearest bathroom? I refuse to pee on the side of the road.<br />10. I must be going home now, as I have to work in the morning.ivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05662075375182633162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-14212762946034483292010-04-25T17:21:56.137-05:002010-04-25T17:21:56.137-05:00That's really cool, I'll have to check it ...That's really cool, I'll have to check it out. <br /><br />Shall I start printing bumper stickers to save the gantlet? :)RK Sterlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01034917381901499281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-18664219279717155552010-04-25T15:31:42.198-05:002010-04-25T15:31:42.198-05:00hope that twister missed you guys!hope that twister missed you guys!laughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-69655648368982846422010-04-25T15:30:35.242-05:002010-04-25T15:30:35.242-05:00Loved it! I love knowing about words and their mea...Loved it! I love knowing about words and their meanings. I liked the 'gantlet' 'gauntlet' fact!!Akasha Savage.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13482147165827577180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-49397131646979624902010-04-25T14:23:08.612-05:002010-04-25T14:23:08.612-05:00Thanks for pointing out our mistakes, Charles. No...Thanks for pointing out our mistakes, Charles. No, really. We'll all be better writers for your post :)L.A. Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11729129827211991040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-56401991297213191422010-04-25T14:15:28.399-05:002010-04-25T14:15:28.399-05:00I love stuff like this!
I've heard about this...I love stuff like this!<br /><br />I've heard about this book and I've been wanting to read it, but I think I'll have to wait until I'm back in an English-speaking country before I can buy it. I don't trust the postal system here enough to order it.Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-59509618748813740392010-04-25T12:41:10.304-05:002010-04-25T12:41:10.304-05:00I always have trouble spelling corollary, let alon...I always have trouble spelling corollary, let alone pronounce it or apply it to geometry.<br /><br />My math teacher used to tell me I thought Trig was a deodrant.ivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05662075375182633162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-71147824188719968392010-04-25T09:47:28.108-05:002010-04-25T09:47:28.108-05:00Avery DeBow, I am proud of you. I shall never gau...Avery DeBow, I am proud of you. I shall never gauntlet again! Well, unless it has to do with metal gloves of some such.<br /><br />Angie, I'm with you and Avery. I say, "This far and no further!"<br /><br />JR's Thumbprints, it is. I could make a study of such things if I had the time.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-436900164654416262010-04-24T16:14:52.043-05:002010-04-24T16:14:52.043-05:00I try not to think of all those technicalities, es...I try not to think of all those technicalities, especially when I'm writing. Still, I can't help it and it's damn interesting material.JR's Thumbprintshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479324326541901987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-90885389917843432342010-04-24T13:41:51.106-05:002010-04-24T13:41:51.106-05:00Avery -- I'm like you. [nod] When something ...Avery -- I'm like you. [nod] When something is right and I <i>know</i> it's right, I dig in my heels and get stubborn. I'm not sure it's always in my own best interests, but I figure <i>somebody</i> needs to be the crotchety old fart stubbornly clinging to the brakes of language disintegration. [wry smile]<br /><br />AngieAngiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11920578701763415331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-7645052284772389002010-04-24T00:21:14.924-05:002010-04-24T00:21:14.924-05:00I don't know how many discussions I've had...I don't know how many discussions I've had with beta readers because I use "gantlet" in one of my pitch letters. They kept telling me it was "run the gauntlet" and I kept explaining it wasn't. They never believed me. You'd think I would have changed the damn line to avoid all the hassle, but, no. It seems I like to beat my head against a wall.AvDBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16574481780173046619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-21653963103638421062010-04-22T20:47:23.017-05:002010-04-22T20:47:23.017-05:00Candy, it's worth browsing through.
ivan, you...Candy, it's worth browsing through.<br /><br />ivan, you've got to be careful about teasing Germans, man.<br /><br />Gabby, you bettered me in that one then.<br /><br />Voidwalker, money is good for buying books. That's true.<br /><br />SQT, he cites lots of mistakes made by the so called experts, so no one gets 'em right all the time.<br /><br />eric1313, I think I always just assumed it was door and probably read it that way even when it wasn't spelled that way.<br /><br />Rachel V. Olivier, you'll have to let us know if it's worth getting.<br /><br />Middle Ditch, I wonder if more women know about the axel axle thing. <br /><br />X. Dell, I can never remember whether spell checker is one word or two.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-76612399415024708452010-04-22T18:13:58.537-05:002010-04-22T18:13:58.537-05:00Happy Finals week.
Actually, I'm always surpr...Happy Finals week.<br /><br />Actually, I'm always surprised at how many of these come up in my own work--despite the fact that I've been writing stuff for years. <br /><br />It's just too big of a language, with too many words to know completely. That book sounds like one I'd want--so I can personally reprogram my spell-checker (of course, the spelling of 'spell-checker' is probably wrong too).X. Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561609651507566271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-35528751739733647302010-04-22T13:26:01.638-05:002010-04-22T13:26:01.638-05:00I knew about axle and axel. The others were a trem...I knew about axle and axel. The others were a tremendous read.Middle Ditchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16493665280732775898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-87001019545249983072010-04-22T00:35:26.442-05:002010-04-22T00:35:26.442-05:00Cool! My mom just sent me a book called Alphabet J...Cool! My mom just sent me a book called Alphabet Juice that is similar - he goes through and explores different words.Rachel V. Olivierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08993034871233904955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-78759724670521391472010-04-21T23:10:54.772-05:002010-04-21T23:10:54.772-05:00I could have laughed at the speller for his typo a...I could have laughed at the speller for his typo and looked like a bigger boob than I am. :)eric1313https://www.blogger.com/profile/13807078704660045859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-33053879286579833622010-04-21T23:09:51.434-05:002010-04-21T23:09:51.434-05:00Glad to see you are back.
The gauntlet/gantlet di...Glad to see you are back.<br /><br />The gauntlet/gantlet difference was especially interesting. Never knew that. But I did find out about a dormouse. Saw it spelled that way and thought it was misspelled, until I saw it a few more times like that and finally googled it. At least I educated myself on that one.<br /><br />Best to both of you!eric1313https://www.blogger.com/profile/13807078704660045859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-69206665483628707152010-04-21T23:08:14.310-05:002010-04-21T23:08:14.310-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.eric1313https://www.blogger.com/profile/13807078704660045859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-69655134840352875272010-04-21T20:51:53.149-05:002010-04-21T20:51:53.149-05:00It's so easy to get this stuff wrong. I try to...It's so easy to get this stuff wrong. I try to look troublesome words up before I use them, but there's no way to catch everything. Very useful book!SQThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251030404220909306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-64880887976031270842010-04-21T14:43:06.633-05:002010-04-21T14:43:06.633-05:00That's pretty cool. That looks like a book I...That's pretty cool. That looks like a book I'd have on my shelf. Aye Chavo! I need more money.Voidwalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06688751100806767843noreply@blogger.com