Pam, Alot: Word Aversion

Now, THIS is funny. There's a Facebook group for people who hate the word "moist."

Language Log has more on word aversion.

Quotes

"The white man came to Africa holding the Bible. It didn't take long before the Africans were holding the Bible and the white man was holding Africa." Archbishop Desmond Tutu

"If I should ever die, God forbid, let this be my epitaph: The only proof he needed for the existence of God was music." Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without A Country

“If class warfare is being waged in America, my class is clearly winning.” Warren Buffett

"I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." James Madison

“In human society, all violence can be traced back to these seven recurrent blunders: wealth without work, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, commerce without morality, science without humanity, worship without sacrifice, and politics without principles. " Mohandas Gandhi

"The separation of the power of raising armies from the power of commanding them is intended to prevent the raising of armies for the sake of commanding them." James Madison

"Do not accept your dog's admiration as conclusive proof you are wonderful." Ann Landers

"Here in America we are descended in blood and in spirit from revolutionists and rebels - men and women who dare to dissent from accepted doctrine. As their heirs, may we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion." Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower

"Lo alecha ha-m'lacha ligmor, v'lo atah ben chorin l'hibateyl mimenah." translated as "It is not up to you to complete the work (of perfecting the world), but neither are you free to refrain from doing it." Stolen from the pantsless NTodd

"Little by little the look of the country changes because of the men we admire . . ." Melvyn Douglas as the old man in "Hud".

obtuse
Definition:	Slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity.
Synonyms:	dumb, slow, dense, dim, dull

Pam, Alot

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Word Aversion

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