I majored in English in college. This has prepared me for a life of jobs that have nothing to do with English. I can deconstruct an essay faster than a greased monkey with a hangnail, but unfortunately this is a rarely needed skill in the workforce of today. People do not come up to me and say:
All the tooltips need to be written by Tuesday and we have to review the mission briefings. Oh, I also need a critical comparison of Frankenstein and The Little Engine That Could ASAP.
It just does not happen.
However, as an English Major, I feel that I have a unique perspective on words and how they are used.
Take for example: Disgruntled.
It means not content. That is all well and good. However, how come we are never gruntled? Surely if you can be disgruntled, you can also be gruntled? My Websters New World Dictionary does not list a gruntled. However, my Compact Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary lists two definitions, neither of which is currently in use:
1. The snout of a pig.
2. A little grunt
This makes very little sense. I therefore propose that we begin using gruntled as a regular word. The next time someone asks how you are doing, say gruntled, and you? This will confuse and frighten them and thus you will achieve victory.
Cheers,
-Jason
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Thursday, June 21, 2007
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