[Magdalen] Invites

[Arthur Laurent]

I cringe when I hear someone say "enthused". "At this point in time" and "moving forward" earn zero points from me.

Arthur

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From: Magdalen [magdalen-bounces+alaurent=npr.org at herberthouse.org] on behalf of Sibyl Smirl [polycarpa3 at ckt.net]
Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2016 4:50 PM
To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Invites

On 3/14/16 8:57 AM, Jim Guthrie wrote:
>  >Saying "I feel" when one means I think is beginning to drive me
> nuts.... And I do think it is having
>
> So -- will members of this list jump on listsibs when confusing "eager"
> and "anxious"  ??  I see it all the time here. Maybe we should all jump
> on the miscreants?

How about "I'm excited that..."?  There are lots of kinds of excitement,
many of which are pretty negative, the opposite of what the younger
generation (including my daughter) mean when they say that, which is
approximately "eager".


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Sibyl Smirl
I will take no bull from your house!  Psalms 50:9a
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