I can't take it anymore. (grammar, quote, similar, dictionary)
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"....Then she sits memorized by all the glitter falling to the bottom."
I used to work with a veritable Mr. Malaprop, and he frequently told others about being mersmerized by something or somebody.
When the word, "charisma", began to become commonplace in spoken English (in the late '70s-early '80s), he added that word to his verbal repertoire, but he pronounced it as, chair-iz-ma.
If you spoke with this guy for more than a couple of minutes, you would always hear at least a few words being mangled by him.
I used to work with a veritable Mr. Malaprop, and he frequently told others about being mersmerized by something or somebody.
When the word, "charisma", began to become commonplace in spoken English (in the late '70s-early '80s), he added that word to his verbal repertoire, but he pronounced it as, chair-iz-ma.
If you spoke with this guy for more than a couple of minutes, you would always hear at least a few words being mangled by him.
In a college psychology class in l964, the professor talked about charisma, which I added to my vocabulary that day. We sat in a circle, because Mr. Chance did not like the layout of regular classrooms.
I just recalled another one of Mr. Malaprop's verbal gaffes, and this one is especially mind-boggling.
We were both history teachers, and he began a discussion (during a department meeting) about The Mau Mau Uprising in Africa in the 1950s, but instead of referring to this group as the Mau Maus, he called them the, "Zu Zus".
It took most of us a few minutes to figure out that he was actually referring to the Mau Maus.
I just recalled another one of Mr. Malaprop's verbal gaffes, and this one is especially mind-boggling.
We were both history teachers, and he began a discussion (during a department meeting) about The Mau Mau Uprising in Africa in the 1950s, but instead of referring to this group as the Mau Maus, he called them the, "Zu Zus".
It took most of us a few minutes to figure out that he was actually referring to the Mau Maus.
Reminds me of yet another statement made by my friend Joe:
"...that guy who shot Bobby Kennedy. You know, that Hurrah Hurrah guy."
In England, Sherbet is a powdery substance that kids dip licorice into. But what Americans call Sherbet, the brits call Sorbet (French word). That may solve all the Bert problems as long as they pronounce it correctly Sorbet is pronounced "sore-BAY". There! You can use it without being pretentious!
We also have sorbet (Haagen-Dasz Raspberry Sorbet is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO good.) But it's more like real fruit pureed and then frozen, while sherbet is fruity but still a little ice-creamy.
I just received an email in reply to my request for transcripts. The email sent by the college registrar: "Where are you at?"
Right before the at. Sorry, my first boss in high school used to throw that one at me all the time.
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We sat in a circle, because Mr. Chance did not like the layout of regular classrooms.
