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Tuesday, June 27, 2006

Are you using your phrases correctly?

If you're going to try and sound 'cool' and use a phrase to explain what you're thinking... just make sure you use it correctly... You'd be surprised by how many of us use phrases in a way that just don't make much sense if you think about them:

- I'm 'head over heels' in love with her. This makes no sense because that's the way you always are, unless you're the guy who's normally walking on his hands! It should rather be, I'm 'heels over head' in love with her.
- 'I could care less' about what he thinks. People use this to say they don't care much about something. Well, if you really want to get your point accross, what you said implies that you could care less, but you care more than that. What you should say is, 'I couldn't care less' about what he thinks.
- 'Have your cake and eat it too.' This makes no sense because you have to have it in order to eat it, so what the freak are you saying. If you want to remind someone that they can't have two different things at the same time, what you should say is, 'You can't eat your cake and have it too,' makes much more sense, doesn't it!
- 'Same difference.' Now this came out in the 90s and people thought it was cool to say this instead of saying 'Same thing' cause it was differnet. Well, it is, but it makes no sense! If it's the same thing, then there is no difference, so saying 'same differnce' is NOT the same thing as saying 'same thing!'

I'm hoping that this brief discussion on the proper use of phrases has enlightened you all in to choosing your words more carefully, and that one day you can thank me for showing you the light! If you don't believe it, just try it, tell your girl that you're 'heels over head' for her... give her a few moments to figure it out... and the rest will follow... :)

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