I SO empathize with Flo. I’m sick to death of the English language being slaughtered orally and grammatically. If I hear one more “uh” in front of a word begining with a vowel, ie: “uh” eagle, or “uh” eel, etc., I’ll go mad! People also misuse pronouns so badly it’s pathetic! “Him and me went to the mall.” Like Treggie says, “YIKES!” Double YIKES! I’m thinking of moving to France where, if they happen to misuse their own language, I won’t know the difference!
I think Spellchick is an excellent name, fun & says what she’s like, much better than Floactive LOL.
I, too am a bit of a fanatic about spelling & grammar. Another one is using “an” in front of U words that sound like they start with Y, like showing an united front, an union member, etc.
Slywlf you have my condolences for your loss & from one widow to another (though I am now remarried), don’t let anyone push you into the dating scene before you’re ready & if you happen to meet someone who tries to discourage you from talking about your late husband “run like the wind Bullseye!” Someone who’s secure enough in your feelings for him won’t be threatened by your feelings for you late husband.
Like Sly above, I’m also a widow—three years now. At my age, anyone older than I am is wanting a caregiver, not a girlfriend. I commented on this arc when it first started a couple of weeks ago, but I do think Flo is younger than I am.
Before I met and married my dear sweet husband who loves to read, write, and attend symphonies and operas, I felt exactly like “mythreesons” and “Sly” .One gentleman upon being shown my den/office asked, “Have you really read all those books or are they simply for show? By that I mean I like the way you’ve decorate this room?”When another gentleman called and asked if I had lost my gloves in his car. I ask him to please describe them which he did very definitively. I replied, “Yes, those are they!” and then sat through five minutes of listening to gales of laughter and sputtering repeats of "those are they!!!!!!! oh, my aching side! I never heard anyone REALLY say that! Oh, ho, ho, ho, hee, hah!It was always that type of response when ever I employed “the verb ‘to be’ takes the nominitive case” rule. I knew I had found the right man for me when he said “Woe is I” . . . he even had a copy of the book on his bookcase shelf.Keep searching, my dear ladies, educated and sophisticated gentlemen are still out there, but I found mine
not on the InterNet, but at a National Church Conference 37 years ago . . . when both of us attented since our spouses had passed away and a workshop was being offered for widows and widowers. Just a hint to pass on.
jcm1655 about 12 years ago
mabe she cowld finend sonewon to wite gooder
Barbaratoo about 12 years ago
I SO empathize with Flo. I’m sick to death of the English language being slaughtered orally and grammatically. If I hear one more “uh” in front of a word begining with a vowel, ie: “uh” eagle, or “uh” eel, etc., I’ll go mad! People also misuse pronouns so badly it’s pathetic! “Him and me went to the mall.” Like Treggie says, “YIKES!” Double YIKES! I’m thinking of moving to France where, if they happen to misuse their own language, I won’t know the difference!
ChappellGirl5 about 12 years ago
I think Spellchick is an excellent name, fun & says what she’s like, much better than Floactive LOL.
I, too am a bit of a fanatic about spelling & grammar. Another one is using “an” in front of U words that sound like they start with Y, like showing an united front, an union member, etc.
Slywlf you have my condolences for your loss & from one widow to another (though I am now remarried), don’t let anyone push you into the dating scene before you’re ready & if you happen to meet someone who tries to discourage you from talking about your late husband “run like the wind Bullseye!” Someone who’s secure enough in your feelings for him won’t be threatened by your feelings for you late husband.
Mythreesons about 12 years ago
Like Sly above, I’m also a widow—three years now. At my age, anyone older than I am is wanting a caregiver, not a girlfriend. I commented on this arc when it first started a couple of weeks ago, but I do think Flo is younger than I am.
Linda1259 about 12 years ago
not on the InterNet, but at a National Church Conference 37 years ago . . . when both of us attented since our spouses had passed away and a workshop was being offered for widows and widowers. Just a hint to pass on.