Greetings and Salutations from the Foster Home. If you’ve been visiting my blog lately, I know that you are most likely annoyed by the Valentine’s Day greeting in the last post. What with it being March and twenty-one days past Valentine’s Day and all. So I thought it was time I updated it to something more current (why does the word current look like it’s misspelled? Do you ever do that — look at a word you’ve typed and it just looks wrong? Maybe it’s just me.)

Anyway, since I’m on the subject of words and also because I don’t have anything to write about anyway, I would like to ask a question: Do you have any words that annoy you whenever people misuse them? I think my biggest two pet peeves with the misuse of words is patronize and nauseous.

Whenever I’m watching a show on TV and someone says “don’t patronize me” and they pronounce it to rhyme with “ate” instead of “at” I want to punch them in the head. (unless they mean they don’t want someone to be a patron of their establishment. Then I don’t mind) but otherwise whooooo boy!

The same thing with nauseous. If someone says they are nauseous, chances are they’re right — they ARE making me sick. Otherwise they should say they are nauseated, which is what this post is making me right now so I’m going to stop whining.

Xo xo
Leeuna

PS. If I can get my camera to upload the photos (stupid piece of junk) I will post some of my latest crochet creations. I’ve made several baby sweaters, caps and booties. Also some purses and scarves that I’m very proud of. I have become quite the crocheting fool.

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