had my eye app't. today at the UofW and a rant

14 years ago

And the good news is that there has been no change in size or shape of this thing on my eye. It's been about 4 months since they found it, so we decided to have a check up in 4 months from today. I'm an "interesting" case! lol Usually lymphomas and melanomas on the eye are literally black or white. My spot is gray. No one has a clue! lol So, good news this morning!

I have petscan rescheduled for this thursday. Hopefully there will be no more power outages or surges.

Why are people being so lazy with words? lol

you aren't doing a tile install, you are doing a tile installation! The dress doesn't fit amazing! The dress fits amazingly! The child didn't GO missing, the child disappeared. It's not, do you want to come with? it's do you want to come with me?

can you tell I'm annoyed today? LOL

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dedtired
14 years ago
First let me say that I hope your unusual eye turns out to be unusual in a healthy way! Good luck with the petscan. BTW, I am always worried about a power outage while getting a mammogram.

I just can't stand the expression "go missing" or "went missing." It's like someone woke up one day and decided to disappear. A child may be missing or is missing, but did not "go" missing, as if "missing" is the name of an activity. "I think I will go jogging today" "I think I will go shopping today" "I think I will go missing today". Huh??

Thank you for giving me the chance to rant about one of my biggest pet peeves. Sadly that expression seems to be more common every day.
carol_in_california
14 years ago
I haven't had the challenges you have had in your life and you have every right to be annoyed.
I dislike the very same things.
I had a journalism teacher for four years in high school and I think of her every single day......she taught the way people should be taught. She not only taught grammar but expecting everyone to be the best they could be and more.
For whatever reason, there seem to be few teachers today who teach proper grammar....and life lessons.
Thank you, Mrs. Turnbull!
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I'm glad you had no bad news about your eye, Kat! I'll happily join you in your rant. I'm disgusted by the current trend to turn a verb into a noun. Good grief, is it really more difficult to utter a couple of extra syllables? InstallATION. InvitATION. ConsultATION. And the noun isn't "reveal." It's revelATION. Whewww, I feel better!
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I will say a prayer that the eye is not a problem. Good luck with the scan next week - it has to be OK because there are zillions of prayers being said for you. Hugs!

Bad grammar drives me crazy. Unfortunately, most young people are not taught grammar as it was taught when I was in school (in the horse and buggy days). We had to diagram sentences--that made you think about subject, verb, adjective, adverb, etc., and was a valuable tool in the learning process.
gemini40
14 years ago
I never liked diagramming sentences when I was in school many eons ago ,but at least were taught the basics.
With the advent of the social networking sites it gives you the opportunity to see just how lacking the younger generation is in their language skills.
Example, this one drives me crazy. Oh we could OF gone to the movies. We should OF had pizza. Basics never learned, what a dam shame.
It drives me crazy...
Georgysmom
14 years ago
Glad your eye is okay. That's good news. Now for the bad news concerning your rant. What with twitter, texting, and the internet, the English language is only going to get worse.
jannie
14 years ago
My most unfavorite phrase is "I could care less". Same as "I couldn't care less." And another. If I tell someone "thank you" and they respond "No problem'. The correct response is "You're welcome." Now don't get me started. . .
linda_in_iowa
14 years ago
Until I moved to Iowa,I had never heard anyone say "Do you want to go with?" And now I hear well-educated folks say it. I want to scream "You don't end a sentence with a preposition!"
User
14 years ago
There are still English teachers out there who are sticklers for proper grammer. My 6th grader has one. He comes homes and complains about her on an almost daily basis. LOL!

Kat, I hope your eye problem resolves it self.
beth4652
14 years ago
With schools not teaching proper grammar and no longer teaching cursive, there may, eventually, be nothing left for teachers to do.
JennaVaNowSC
14 years ago
Kat... I hope your eye problem continues to improve.
joyfulguy
14 years ago
I hope that your eye issue turns out to be benign, Kat. I'll offer some prayers that such be the case ... and that the other issues turn out well.

As for the grammar ... I'd often like to correct people, here, but usually forebear.

As for that "dam" of yours, Gemini ... it's holding back a flood of ... frustration? ... at the bad grammer (or, is that "grammar"?)?

ole joyful
kacram
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14 years ago
Thank you everyone!

LOL @ OJ
User
14 years ago
I see where I mispelled "grammar". A built in spell check would be nice.
Sally Brownlee
14 years ago
well hold on for this one....in Lancaster County PA a VERY (one of many) common phrase used when something is empty is "It's all."

As in" "could you pass the carrots?"
"They're all." (as in all gone!)

I hope your eye continues to improve!

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