Things I do not understand:
Written by hootenannie on September 5th, 2008The word “sigh”
What about the combination of the letters S-I-G-H makes people think of the actual act of sighing? When I sigh, I don’t say “Siiiiiiigh.” I don’t understand. I am perplexed.
“Dilemma” vs. “dilemna”
A few years ago, my dad asked me how I spelled the word “dilemma.”
“D-I-L-E-M-M-A.”
He and my mom looked at each other flabbergasted, shaking their heads, saying, “No! It is not a double M! It has an N: D-I-L-E-M-N-A.” Dilemna. Really? A silent N? Both of my parents agreed that as children, this was the way they had learned to spell the word – although I have yet to find a dictionary or source that validates or explains historically the “mn” spelling.
A quick internet investigation proved that my parents are not delusional (even though we Parsons kids definitely accused them of being such) – it seems as if an entire generation was taught to spell this word in a way that is no longer recognized as legitimate. Why? If it works for “solemn” or “condemn,” why not “dilemna”?
Computer storage
I have no idea what a KB or an MB or a GB is. I don’t know what’s the biggest. I don’t know how much space I have left on my Macbook, and I don’t know how to check. I don’t know how to conserve room. I don’t know what to get rid of. I have no concept of how big a Word document or a picture or an mp3 is. I might be ready to explode, but I won’t know until it’s too late. The same is true when it comes to guacamole.
Buy one get one free
Why can’t I just… get one free?
But one thing I DO understand:
It’s raining! Its raaaaaaaiiining in Nashville!!! Let’s sing the “Doxology.”
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You make me laugh.
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because it has an A after the MN?
That’s why.
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KB=Kilobyte, MB=Megabyte (1024 KB), GB= Gigabyte (1024 MB) the unit of measure for memory space.
How about the spelling of “center” (USA) and “centre” (UK)?
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things i do not understand: FAX machines. ok, just one thing. my fantastical brain understands everything else.
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I take it you’ve had yourselves a dry summer?
BTW, it was lovely to finally meet you and hang out in the land of wonder (aka Anthropologie)
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Simplifying what tad said,
Kilo means a thousand
Mega means a million
Giga means a billion
Each is 1000 times the smaller one.
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“The same is true when it comes to guacamole.” LOL!! Wha?!?! Bwah ha ha ha!!!