Pace on Earth

Word Up

"If the terriers and bariffs are torn down, this economy will grow."
—George W. Bush

Anyone can butcher the english language, even a Yale grad. In the course of day to day communication mistakes are common. The one that has caused the most constant chatter around here as of late is irregardless. Irregardless is not correct. Adding ir to regardless actually makes it a double negative. You have likely heard it though and probably even thought of correcting the person but figured you knew what they meant so didn't bother. My side of the argument is that it is indeed wrong but because it is (mis)used it exists in the language and is therefore a word. I would still not advise you not to use it in a job interview though. On the other hand you should use sqozen any chance you get. If I told you it was right you would have a hard time dissagreeing wouldn't you? It should be...let's start a campaign.

So, in seeking an answer to the irrelevant question of irregardless I stumbled across a couple of funny websites. The first one contained a list of words that were created by adding a single letter to an existing word, with sexy (or more accurately, hilarious) results. Here are the top five:
1. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period.
2. Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an asshole.
3. Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with.
4. Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.
5. Bozone (n.): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating; i.e. the bozone layer.

I love #2...I know alot of those guys; they work out a my gym.

I also found a couple of websites dedicated to words so if you have some time on your hands click here or here. They are slightly more exciting than reading the dictionary which is, of course, fun.

Zip it up and Zip it out,

Barry Word

posted by Vitamin S @ 12:57 a.m.