Good
Morning! The blog is going to be short and sweet again today. Getting my
Christmas cards out yesterday consumed much more of my time than anticipated.
At one point I was about to take my printer and toss it in the dumpster, it was
giving me such fits, but I finally got it to print. However, four hours of
frustration was not in my budgeted time, so I really have a lot left to do to
get ready for tonight’s cookie exchange. Typical me, rushing around like a
chicken with her feathers on fire, the day of an event. Some things never
change.
Okay,
right to the challenges. Wishing you a joyful day and happy writing!
Your Last Challenge
was:
English
is a funny language
I do not envy folks who need to learn our language. It is
difficult even to people who were born speaking it. For every rule, we have an
exception, and sometimes words are completely illogical. Here is an example, the
simple and innocent looking word “of” There is no “v” in word, yet it is pronounced
“ov” or I guess more correctly “uv” – why isn’t it pronounced ahf (to differentiate
it from awff)?
Then there’s Arkansas
(r – can – saw) and Kansas
(can-sas), does this make any sense? If underneath can be a word, why can’t
infront be one as well? Why can’t “alot” be a single word as well? Oh, and we
cannot forget to, too and two – seriously we need three word, all pronounced
exactly the same, which have three different meanings? Why do we pronounce “one”
and “won” the same? And what about “tear” – hmm, did I ask about a word which
meant you ripped something, or was I asking about a drop of water leaking from
your eye? Did someone just get too lazy to give each meaning their own word?
There are also things like bare/bear, dear/deer, brake/break,
there/their – awe heck, I could go on all day. Is it a wonder why English is
such a pain to learn?
Your Next Challenge
is:
In the heart of every
human is their desire to leave their mark upon this world; a piece of them to
be remembered once they are no longer here. What mark have you left or would
you like to leave?
You have 10 minutes (be honest). There is no right or wrong,
just write. Spelling and punctuation don’t count and NO ONE is allowed to
criticize what someone else has written. Go.
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