Three years ago my company closed three of its stores. In the process, I was laid off. It was reassuring when people would come up to me and say, "I'm sorry you're leaving. We're gonna miss you." Luckily for me, a place was eventually found for me in my current position.
It's happened again. My location is closing now as well. The reactions I'm getting from people now are decidedly different: "Oh no! YOU'RE LOSING YOUR JOB! What are you going to do?" It's like you just told someone you have cancer or something. Of course, times are tough, but don't bring me down, people! It's not the end of the world (and if it were, why would I care if I had a job?). You know what concerns me? Whether or not I'm going to get home in time for the Psych premier on Wednesday.
P.S. In case you know someone who knows someone: I have an A.A.S. in Software Application & Programming, I graduated with a 3.9 GPA, and I make killer brownies.
In the interest of balance, I present to you a list of words I love to bring up in conversation:
- diffident
- loquacity
- penultimate
- redoubtable
- whence
- interloper
- duodenum
- grommet
- tartlette
- Manx
- asymptote
- terciary
- taboo
- amorous
- antipodal
- svelt
- facetious
- sagacity
- efficacy
- euonym
- free
I have no feelings either way about the phrase "cellar door."
Are there any words that drive you nuts? I don't want to sound snotty, but please try not to use any of the following words or phrases in my presence. I don't necessarily disagree with the concepts they represent. I just don't like how they sound.
- marvelous
- "infer" when you mean "imply"
- I could care less
- vacay
- emo
- FYI
- "of" when you should say "have" in the present perfect tense
- butterscotch
- words that suggest absolutes, such as: "never," "always," "ever," "only"
- common sense
- libertarian
- tinkle
- "Russian" as a demonym for the Soviet Union
- compassionate conservative
- you betcha
- politically correct
- savvy
- intelligent design
- climate change
- pwned
- AJAX
- expresso
- "hung" when "hanged" is proper
- clear as mud
- constancy
- free agency
- chic
- bizarre
I could go on, but just typing this out has nauseated me. Oh, and my favorite word is: "garlic."
