While thumbing through a catalog we got in the mail the other day, I came across this:
I was further disturbed when I found this:
Ok, I kind-of like that one. But seriously, what nerdy profession did I just align myself with? {And YES, I know I shouldn't end a sentence with a preposition. But after a few minutes of thinking how to restructure the sentence, I sadly realized I was being even nerdier!!}
My concern deepened as I looked at all the other super classy stuff that showed up along side these sweatshirts in the catalog.
I don't know how we got on the mailing list for this thing, but I'm oh so glad. I find them amusing. And they make me think of my old, sweet piano teacher who always had them lying around and got a kick out of actually buying the stuff.
{Dangit! It was driving me crazy so I had to look up the correct term, is it 'lying' or 'laying'? It's lying. And I quote:
"The verb lie ('assume a horizontal or resting position') is often confused with the verb lay ('put something down'), giving rise to incorrect uses such as: he is laying on the bed (correct use is | he is lying on the bed).
Somebody stop me!!!}
6 comments:
Ashley! You totally read my mind. I almost just skimmed through the post so I could leave a comment about those catalogues reminding me of Mrs. Greenwell. But alas, I couldn't tear myself away from your wit, so I read on and found you made the same connection. Good times. Sisters.
And lying... laying... I always think of something not moving as lying. So the act of just lying there is, well, lying. I think of something as being acted upon as laying, as in "lay that on the table."
Nerd Alert. It's hereditary people!
You are the hippest nerd I know!!! Don't stop caring about your grammar, you need to hold on to it!!! The longer you have kids and more you have, the more brain cells they destroy. YOU MUST FIGHT!!!
i feel like I just went through a class by Mrs. Isaacs! :)
Haha!! You are so funny! I always wonder about things like that too, but I'm way too lazy to look them up. I love the pepper grinder.
haha, if you were any cuter, we would have to bottle you!
I've been wondering about that lying thing.
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