It is indeed a sobering thought the first time you realise you are saying
something to your own children that was said to you... that REALLY used to
annoy you as a child.
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From: Bruce Hershenson
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Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 3:17 AM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] mopo hall monitors
Sue, I take it you don't have kids, because every parent uses that line. Once
my kids got old enough to somewhat listen, I found all those phrases popping
out of my mouth left and right, and I swear I didn't even know they were in my
memory a moment before I said them!
I think its kind of a Pavlovian reflex.
One of my favorites is when I am trying to work or cook or something, and my
kids come over and say "I'm bored and I have nothing to do", and I say "I bet I
can find you something to do, but you may not like it" (like cleaning their
room) and they hustle off quick and find something to do!
Bruce
On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 11:11 AM, Susan Heim <filmfantast...@msn.com> wrote:
My favorite parent line was "if your friends jumped off a cliff, would you
follow them". I also thought that was so dumb!!
Sue
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Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:05:46 -0500
From: brucehershen...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [MOPO] mopo hall monitors
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
I remember so well how my parents always corrected my grammar, and I hated
it and thought them so "out of touch". It is amazing how I now see everything
with my parents perspective!
My teen sons have been taking stupid teenage boy risks (like picking up a
downed power line, and jumping from high places), and I am constantly yelling
at them "How can you be so smart and so stupid at the same time?", just as my
parents did!
Bruce
On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 9:13 AM, <eccen...@mac.com> wrote:
I'd be thrilled if they would just add the 'cents' symbol. Also, people
have already started dropping upper case letters. Those who have dealt our
sovereign language such a low blow will surely burn in hell, Bruce. In hell, I
tell you thee.
Andrea
On Mar 25, 2009, at 8:16 AM, Bruce Hershenson wrote:
Hey, no use trying to turn back the hands of time. Before long these
acronyms will be allowed in schools, as will the use of "u" for "you", and they
will have to add a "heart symbol" to keyboards!
I know than revulses many of you (Kirby?) but English IS an
ever-evolving language. No doubt there were many people in the 1600s decrying
the then-current vulgar use of "you" for "thou" and "have" for "hast", and look
where that got them!
Bruce
On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 7:07 AM, Franc <fdav...@verizon.net> wrote:
Many of these acronyms are turning our written language into a POS.
FRANC
-----Original Message-----
From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of
Phil Edwards
Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 12:02 AM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Subject: Re: [MOPO] mopo hall monitors
Before the advent of the internet and such acronyms as lol meaning
LAUGH OUT LOUD, in Australia, LOL meant only one thing as an acronym.... LITTLE
OLD LADIES.....
Phil
----- Original Message -----
From: Bruce Hershenson
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 2:50 PM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] mopo hall monitors
lol
On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 10:32 PM, Jeff Potokar
<jpotok...@ca.rr.com> wrote:
ok..you got me... i am 12 and like to laugh a lot... gallows
humour, as some might say.
On Mar 24, 2009, at 8:18 PM, David Lieberman wrote:
I think simple folk who incessantly use "lol" like a 12 year
old girl
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