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Did you hear that Merriam-Webster officially added irregardless to the dictionary? So many people feel very strongly that irregardless is a not a word and therefore shouldn't be in the dictionary. A few years ago, I felt the same way. Then, I read Kory Stamper's most excellent book Word by Word. Stamper is a lexicographer, and her expert argument completely changed my mind about neologisms and other evolutionary changes in the English language. Irregardless most definitely is a word...a bad word, but a real word, nevertheless. Check out her blog post HERE for a funny (and extremely logical) definition of real words.
I propose that Merriam-Webster fully commit to the verb form of adult...to adult...and to the gerund adulting. Currently, adult/adulting is on the dictionary's list of words to watch. Lots of people use it, and it is extremely descriptive of a state of being that the year 2020 has realigned drastically.
Adulting is more bearable with a good cup of joe (or four cups, on Mondays), which I take "black as midnight on a moonless night." (Thank you, Agent Cooper.) Unless I take it in a latte swimming in steamed milk and sugary flavored syrup at my favorite coffee shop or from my favorite live-in barista, Nick.
There is, for me, nothing between those two glorious extremes of "black" and "milky syrup with extra shots." How odd for someone who's a moderate in most other things. Mondays and I defy logic, it seems.
And in closing, let me just say, "The owls are not what they seem." But my oh my, they are adorbs.
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How do you take your coffee?
Mercy, grace, peace, love, and kindness,
Susan
That's a very apropos card. I would like my coffee with one Equal, one Sugar Twin and a medium splash of 1/2&1/2. However,I drink my coffee black, no sweetener. It's OK. (Doing it for my son in law. -- it's a Catholic thing)
ReplyDeletelove the card! I drink my coffee by taking coffee ice cream out of the freezer and putting a few scoops in my dish!! Otherwise, no coffee for me!!
ReplyDeleteI obviously didn't pay enough attention to my SU catalogue!
ReplyDeleteI may have only 1 caffienated beverage per day, so, most days it's Hills Brother's English Toffee instant coffee (it's cheaper than my fave - Sbux Caramel Macchiato!)