Tag Archives: language

Can we stop calling them buildings?

Posted on January 11, 2017 by pouringmyartout

I get confused by the word ‘building’. Somehow, it is not only a thing you do, but the thing you are doing that thing to. To me, it makes no sense that, once you are done doing that thing, you … Continue reading →

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If you have to have one in the back seat of your car…

Posted on July 13, 2016 by pouringmyartout

… it is far better to have theoretical dragon than the heretical dragon… Just sayin’…

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If you miss this post, you are missing the point…

Posted on February 12, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Okay, that was a bad joke… but little miss Olivia does like to point… If you think about it, pointing is a great way for little kids to learn how to communicate before they can speak. Obviously, it can be … Continue reading →

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Ermagerd, it turns out, isn’t a female character in a Wagner opera…

Posted on August 20, 2015 by pouringmyartout

It is, as a matter of fact, one of those expressions that pops up and somehow worms its way into the public consciousness, being used often enough that there is some slight danger that the people at The Webster Dictionary … Continue reading →

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When my wife gives me a chore list…

Posted on July 11, 2015 by pouringmyartout

In my head, I just call it a bucket list… That way, as long as I do them all before I die… See, it is just a matter of semantics.

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