Probably the most significant difference between man and animals is our use of language. (The opposable thumb is pretty cool, too, but for now we’ll just go with language).Language is complex, unique, and beautiful; and many people degrade it into mindless chatter that irritates the rest of us highbrows.
For example, Oxford University recently released a ginormous list of the most, like, irritating phrases and words in the English language. These professors, apparently with nothing to do 24/7 but to analyze language, compile the most comprehensive dictionary each year.
No offense, but they should of worked to make it smaller, because at the end of the day who has time to read all that? I personally don’t. Even though a dictionary is not rocket-science, with all due respect, the blogosphere can get along just fine without toting around some book with a bazillion words in it.
It’s a no-brainer, right? In our efforts here to go green, we’re trying to reach out to people any way we can. So if we use a few words along the way that don’t pass muster with Oxford, well, so be it. We are busy multitasking here, working on grabbing the low-hanging fruit, and irregardless we have to do what we have to do.
Fortunately, we aren’t as guilty of trespassing on the language as most. We’re sure the Oxford professors read our blog and are happy with it.
