On 16/08/2010 16:26, Don Ferguson wrote: > > I hear that! It drives me crazy, especially to consider how it might be > affecting me!! I might be getting dumber by osmosis!! :-) > > And while I'm in a "you kids get off of my lawn" moment, add to the > list the > demise of proper use of colloquial metaphors such as "tight as a drum" or > "dry as a bone". Those get butchered daily around me and I feel powerless > to stop it! The other day I overheard someone actually say, when referring > to someone who needed to do more to accomplish a given task that he should > "step up to the pump". > > I laughed, and cried, inwardly. Or is that inward. > > Nothing to do whatoever with Centros and Treos and Pres (oh my!), but > whining and complaining is good for the soul! >
It`s the end of the world as we know it! :-) I have to confess that when I started the thread I had it in my mind that the original `sin` was just a typo - but sometimes we need to vent these little issues. :-) And, (said he starting the sentence wrongly!) I am at great pains to always spell and punctuate my SMS texts correctly when texting my grandkids. -- Tony Cooke www.tonycooke.co.uk contactable at tony.j.cookeATgooglemailDOTcom I haven't lost my mind; it's backed up on tape somewhere! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
