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Should – now there’s a word that feels like a ton of bricks just landed on your shoulders. Should, and its evil step-sisters should not and should have get my vote for elimination from Webster’s next revision. I mean, really, who needs that kind of pressure? I once went to a patient’s home who had …
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It’s funny how one letter can make such a difference. Case in point – hurried vs. harried. The former means to rush; the latter means to be stressed as a result of demands and obligations. Although very different in meaning, we often find ourselves experiencing both simultaneously. I think we’ve all found ourselves in a hurry. …
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I struggle with depression. To be specific, I have Seasonal Affective Disorder, a malady that is often associated with the winter months. Ironically, and appropriately, the acronym for this disorder is SAD. For me, the onset of SAD coincides with the end of Daylight Savings Time. It’s as if a switch gets flipped the day …
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Snarky is hard to define but you know it when you hear it. It’s not an outright insult, but rather a sly, elusive comment that lets you know the snarker is being less than sincere. Snarking may come in many forms: a look, a snort, a word. Snarking leaves the recipient wondering about the genuineness …
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Full disclosure, I am a social worker. I did not major in English, nor do I remember most of what I learned back in the day (read forever ago). Although I have a pretty good command of the English language, punctuation may will be problematic. Who remembers the correct placement of commas? Where does the …
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The English language can be so confusing. So can Math but I know better than to try teaching that! Whose idea was it to create words that sound exactly alike, are spelled differently, and have nothing in common? Take for instance sense, cents, and scents. Or write and right, no and know…is there no end …
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Yes, it’s football season! When there were rumors there might not be a football season this year, I threatened to renounce my citizenship and move to Canada. Although that sounds drastic, that’s how much I like football. Thankfully, it didn’t come to that. During a regular season, …
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I am a lover of words. I have a file stuffed full of syllables strung together to create pearls of wisdom – quotes, words, poems, and proverbs that resonate with my soul. I often retrieve the file when I’m trying to find just the right message to convey my feelings. I’ve been collecting these pearls …
