{"id":3002,"date":"2009-08-22T23:48:37","date_gmt":"2009-08-23T07:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.godammit.com\/?p=3002"},"modified":"2009-08-22T23:48:37","modified_gmt":"2009-08-23T07:48:37","slug":"speaking-in-tongues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/godammit.com\/speaking-in-tongues\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaking in Tongues"},"content":{"rendered":"

$\"speaking-in-tongues-floor\"$ <\/a><\/p>\n

I used to think I had a fairly good command of the English language, but lately I am puzzled by words I thought I knew.<\/p>\n

I don’t get the word “um<\/strong>” in its current usage. \u00a0 Read the following sentence to see what I mean:<\/p>\n

Um excuse me, are these not the most ridiculous sunglasses you’ve ever seen?<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I am quoting a nice girl named Karla whose blog is very popular. Her readers seem to speak her language. I know<\/em> she’s saying, “These sunglasses are awesome,” but what’s with the “um<\/strong>?”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Does “um” at the beginning of a sentence mean “wow?” This is a genuine question! Whatever it means in this context, I want it to stop.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

If this were a movie instead of a blog, I’d cut to a fantasy sequence.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

$\"two-hideous-furs-together-2\"$ <\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“Karla? It’s me, I’m at Bloomingdale’s trying on fur crap. Want to hang out?”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

$\"karla-and-me\"$ <\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“Hi, honey. I’ll be home late tonight. Karla is taking me to this insane gym to help me build up my legs. Bye!”
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