I know it's hard to believe, but today I saw and heard with my own eyes and ears the following exchange:
Nerd #1: "I'm going to use the word 'ottoman' instead of 'stool'."
Nerd #2: "You can't Dude, they don't mean the same thing."
(Nerds #3-5 nod their heads in agreement)
Nerd #1: "Well, I like the way the word ottoman sounds so I'm going to go ahead with it."
Nerd #2: "Dude... Do you even know what a Thesaurus is? You might wanna try using one."
(This "nerd burn" is followed by high fiving and knuckle bumping amongst Nerds #2-5)
Yeah. I love my job.
2 comments:
okay... how sad is it that that nerdy conversation reminds me of SO many conversations between Samantha and I or Mason & i.
child: "well I'm just going to call it a wissitywah"
me: but it's NOT a wissitiwah. It's a fish.
child" I know but I'm just going to call it a wissitiwah"
me: "we need to call things by their real names or NOBODY knows what we're TALKING ABOUT"
child: hmmmm.... I don't know. I really want to call it a wissitiwah.
me. smack forhead. sit down somewhere comfortable in defeat. eat a wissitiwah which is what I'm going to call chocolate.
LOL
And we think it's the kids who will end up in therapy.
Our word was "nap" for the word "map".
I tried everything to get young son to use the word "Map" but all it did was steel his resolve. So I let it go.
I don't even think that he remembers mis using the word now. ARRGGH.
As for the nerds in question? Well they did have a point. A "stool" isn't even close to being an "ottoman".
Nerd or not.
But then these are writer's writing a blog so I guess it's just talking shop.
Now if you really want to have fun with words? Make one up or use a word that fits but that on first glance shouldn't fit.
Example
So how was your prostrate exam.
Grammer? Correct
But
Is it properly used or spelled?
It was for me. I loved being told that I didn't spell the word correctly so I could tell them, " yes I did." I meant "prostrate" like face down on the ground.
Makes folk think.
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