tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504159935075650335.post8758959119572874082..comments2024-02-26T03:19:07.121-05:00Comments on Nattering Chatter: txtBarbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11569542345623047891noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504159935075650335.post-27676783137344162262009-03-12T19:15:00.000-04:002009-03-12T19:15:00.000-04:00Oops! My sympathies are for Don Dewsnap as regards...Oops! My sympathies are for Don Dewsnap as regards his 1963 dictionary's bindery dissolution!<BR/><BR/>A Freudian slip? An unconscious avoidance of associating dilapidation with the year 1963, the year of my birth, as well as the birth of my house; neither of which I am inclined to associate with dilapidation...even though it requires due diligence for living in DENIAL! Ha! How grand to have free will!PsychMajorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13448715763760013175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504159935075650335.post-38233066353031076012009-03-12T18:59:00.000-04:002009-03-12T18:59:00.000-04:00Okay, let the dictionaries come out to play!In the...Okay, let the dictionaries come out to play!<BR/><BR/>In the 1949 edition of Webster's Illustrated Dictionary, we see: judgment or judgement. Poof, right there on the top line, happy cohorts with or without the 2nd "e."<BR/><BR/>In the 1962 edition of Webster's New School & Office Dictionary, we see: judgment. That's it. No wiggle room for a cohort with the unsightly growth of an extra "e."<BR/><BR/>Yet in the humongous 1964 edition I have of the Webster's New Twentieth Century Dictionary, we see more tolerance for the extra-e'd step-sister, yet she has been squashed by her dominant one-e'd twin and the definitions, and gasps for air while clinging to life on the last line, with the stay in your place tone of: "Also, judgement." Poor dear.<BR/><BR/>Not only that, in this particular dictionary that weighs almost as much as I do, and requires a 20-mule team, or the harnessing of The Wildkits, Ivy, Suzy-QT, Pecan Pie, Baby Bear, and some of the feral and stray kitties from the front porch to haul it's heft from the bookshelf, the "j's" only take up pages 977 through a fourth of page 994. It would appear, therefore, that "j's" are in a minority class, and surely we must take care to avoid bias and discrimination (gasp!) with these rare and special letter life-forms.<BR/><BR/>That said, moving on to the 1966 Funk & Wagnalls' Standard College Dictionary, we again see: judgment. Someone has circled it. Perhaps the same someone who used a red marker to color in the "o's" on the title page, despite the clear instructions (warning?) on a label affixed to the inside of the front cover of: PUPILS to whom this textbook is issued must not write on any page or mark any part of it in any way.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps someone was so moved by the one-e'd judgment, he/she expressed what we can interpret as anger or possibly love through the color red. Maybe it was simply an act of defiance towards the PUPIL instructions (warning?)? Maybe the offender or artist was not a PUPIL, and sought to express his/her freedom from the instructions (warning?) to PUPILS?<BR/><BR/>Ah, and lest I forget, Funky's version does include: Also judgement, on the last line of the definitions.<BR/><BR/>Now, by the 1979 edition of Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, we see: judgment or judgement, sharing the top line again, perhaps indicative of increasing tolerance for minorities and/or hard-to-love step-sisters?<BR/><BR/>And so it goes...with my apologies to Don Dewsnap, if I have in any way disenchanted bien's enchanting (and enchanted?) blog with my nattering babbling, which by any other name still does not emit the fragrance of a rose. Ah, and my sympathies to Don Dewsnap, as regards the untimely demise of his 1964 dictionary binding. That tears at my heartstrings perhaps more than the sympathy I feel for the two-e'd step-sister of judgment. Goodness.<BR/><BR/>Ah, and so this is what aged and aging college students do on Spring Break, hmm? Perhaps I should start working on my research paper instead? I wonder if any of my Breaking of the Spring cohorts are lounging on sunny beaches, surrounded by Igloo coolers, Coppertone dispensers, and stacks of dusty dictionaries? Eek, imagine what the salty air might do to the precious bindings! And now, I must AWAY! Taking my sweet and sour musings with me.PsychMajorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13448715763760013175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504159935075650335.post-48861153787793310802009-03-12T00:48:00.000-04:002009-03-12T00:48:00.000-04:00Hmm, normally I comment on your enchanting blog, b...Hmm, normally I comment on your enchanting blog, but PsychMajor is a tough act to follow. I'll try to sneak in sooner next time. btw, The American College Dictionary is one of the best of its ilk, in my opinion. I was bereft when my 1963 edition finally fell apart.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504159935075650335.post-24498423863436098772009-03-10T19:16:00.000-04:002009-03-10T19:16:00.000-04:00Txtng is apprntly rsltng in severe deficits in the...Txtng is apprntly rsltng in severe deficits in the ability to communicate in proper writing fashion. There seems to be a trend of avoidance of writing inasmuch as many youngsters can get away with. The trend seems to be leading to the decline in cognitive functionality, perhaps because thought processes are also being abbreviated in conjunction with written communications' processes - not to mention verbal communications' processes!<BR/><BR/>One of my college professors just told me of a situation where she'd asked her class to take notes. A student asked, "What does that mean?" This is mid-term in the spring semester, and NOW a student is asking what is meant by note-taking??<BR/><BR/>Another professor told me of an essay that was submitted in writing, per his instructions. Except that his instructions included the specifications of using 12 pt. text, Times Roman font, and double-spacing, with 1-inch indents. Still, one student interpreted that, or simply focused on "submit in writing," and turned in a hand-written paper with the explanation that the instructions said to submit the paper in WRITING. Aaaghhh!! Scary.<BR/><BR/>Losing the ability to write (by hand or using a keyboard) does indicate a decline in cognitive abilities. Perhaps the very fear of facing a written task (since writing is NEVER done unless it's a TASK, apparently) is so befuddling the younger generation that the stress responses kick in, flooding the mesolimbic system with dopamine (at least!) and all rational hope of a rational thought process is lost.<BR/><BR/>Indeed, it may be more severe, with the "fight or flight" response from the rush of epinephrine and norepinephrine flooding the brain and body so that younger folks perceive WRITING assignments (tasks) as DANGEROUS stimuli from which they need to fight or run away from.<BR/><BR/>Hmm, and I'm not a Brit, and I wasn't born until ten years after that 1953 dictionary, yet I grew up with the spelling of "judgement" as the ONLY acceptable spelling. I still spell it with two e's, and am annoyed when the spelling checker in MS Word insists that I have misspelled it.<BR/><BR/>As for "addy," to me that refers to my dear grandmother, Grammy Addy, or, Adelene in formal speak (or written TASKS).<BR/><BR/>Ah, and I, too, received a txt msg on my cellphone recently, and haven't a clue who sent it, other than the indicators that it was a solicitation of some sort, to entice me to buy something.<BR/><BR/>Considering how long it took me to figure out how to spell out names by using the alpha-numeric (teeny tiny) keypad on my cell phone, simple to add contacts to the (teeny tiny) address book therein, I wouldn't dream of engaging in txt msgng.<BR/><BR/>Though oddly enough, I am paying for the service, if only because I did use the teeny tiny camera on my cellphone and wanted to transfer the photos from my phone to my computer. For an additional five bucks a month, I can transfer 400 photos OR text messages.<BR/><BR/>Ha, and it is ironic to me that I use the cellphone's camera more than I use the cellphone's PHONE!<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, back at the ranch...I have perhaps another 20 pages to write, er, TYPE, for my teaching class, for which I have already submitted over 60 pages in the past few weeks...and miles to go before I sleep...and miles to go before I sleep...ah, how grand to be so old-fashioned as to ENJOY real, whole words, and to be a veritable GLUTTON with them!<BR/><BR/>Sure, I admit to referring to this present writing task as, "that damn paper," but it has more to do with my disgust for one of the textbook authors that I am forced to reference and properly cite, even if she doesn't know the reticular activating system (RAS) from an olfactory bulb!<BR/><BR/>Hmph. And yet, wheee, let's WRITE!PsychMajorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13448715763760013175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504159935075650335.post-32423180075824973652009-03-10T16:26:00.000-04:002009-03-10T16:26:00.000-04:00In case you're wondering, Barbara, the "Anonymous"...In case you're wondering, Barbara, the "Anonymous" source of the dictionary reference was me -- Eunice. (I usually sign my comments; forgot this time.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504159935075650335.post-20129782241712238692009-03-10T16:23:00.000-04:002009-03-10T16:23:00.000-04:00If you remember when "judgment" had the letter "e"...If you remember when "judgment" had the letter "e" in two places, you're either WAY older than I thought, or you grew up in Britain. I have a 1953 edition of "The American College Dictionary," won in a spelling bee while I was in Junior High School, that spells "judgment" just like that -- one "e." As an afterthought, the dictionary says "Also, esp. Brit., judgement." The "esp. Brit." is in italics; I like to imagine that the definer assumed a slight scowl while adding this because, after all, it is the AMERICAN College Dictionary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504159935075650335.post-14100571007576185922009-03-10T12:19:00.000-04:002009-03-10T12:19:00.000-04:00Spkg frm rcnt xprienc, I suspect abbrvtd txtng is ...Spkg frm rcnt xprienc, I suspect abbrvtd txtng is a learned survival skill by persons who nvr wantd 2 learn yet found that their other options wer evn less appealng than learning 2 txtxzentricity43https://www.blogger.com/profile/01966013533394242409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504159935075650335.post-6891282114595827092009-03-10T11:47:00.000-04:002009-03-10T11:47:00.000-04:00Jason,I think Donnie inherited her spelling skills...Jason,<BR/>I think Donnie inherited her spelling skills from her great-grandma Noble. ;-)<BR/>(I'm her Grandma Noble)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504159935075650335.post-988343764100423822009-03-10T11:31:00.000-04:002009-03-10T11:31:00.000-04:00I make sure I spell out all my words when replying...I make sure I spell out all my words when replying to your blog. I also attempt to use correct punctuation and grammar. Donnie can't spell to save her life. Absolute tosh, she is! I can't but help calling out her misspellings. When she texts me, it's damn near unreadable... Can't wait to see what the next 20 years hold for the our language...Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04894709634887942674noreply@blogger.com