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Rigid Brain vs. "I am sat ..."

Damojo

Nobody likes a pedant (as I've discovered over the years), but, c'mon peepz: rulez is rulez!

Here is what my rigid brain's thought tornado is hitting me with several times a day, every day:

  • If asked where you are headed, you might reply, "I am going to the park."
  • If asked what you are up to, you might reply, "I am listening to Taylor Swift."
  • If asked where you are located, why the hell would you say, "I am sat on a chair"?!

If it's not, "I am went ...," and it's not, "I am listened ...," then it's not, "I am sat ..."! It's "SITTING"!

And the same goes for "I am stood" and "I was sat", etc. No. Just. No.

God, that feels better. Let me feel the love! Bring it on!

E&OE

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  • Damojo said:
    Nobody likes a pedant (as I've discovered over the years), but, c'mon peepz: rulez is rulez!

    The one thing I learned from a similar sitution for me in the past is that society tends to look on you as being petty (well, it is a very minor breach of the rules), makes you seem like you want to point out you are better than others (why highlight that you know their failings when you already know what them meant) and serves no purpose than to be a big negative Nellie (nobody likes a buzzkill).

    These are not aimed at you but were all aimed at me in numerous occasions until I learned to let it go - accept that it is my failing for not accepting the fluid and imperfect ways of others communications and to be much better where I spent my mental energy in being frustrated about things.

    I now try to deal with these linguistic failings in conversations a bit like having a dog walking by your side. It is mostly good company, brings a sense of comfort and safety by being there but you are going to get times when it will fart in front of you and you will wonder if you should change its diet.

    Would I try to teach the dog better bowel control? Nah, I just accept it is a dog and will sometime do stuff like that.

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  • Damojo said:
    Nobody likes a pedant (as I've discovered over the years), but, c'mon peepz: rulez is rulez!

    The one thing I learned from a similar sitution for me in the past is that society tends to look on you as being petty (well, it is a very minor breach of the rules), makes you seem like you want to point out you are better than others (why highlight that you know their failings when you already know what them meant) and serves no purpose than to be a big negative Nellie (nobody likes a buzzkill).

    These are not aimed at you but were all aimed at me in numerous occasions until I learned to let it go - accept that it is my failing for not accepting the fluid and imperfect ways of others communications and to be much better where I spent my mental energy in being frustrated about things.

    I now try to deal with these linguistic failings in conversations a bit like having a dog walking by your side. It is mostly good company, brings a sense of comfort and safety by being there but you are going to get times when it will fart in front of you and you will wonder if you should change its diet.

    Would I try to teach the dog better bowel control? Nah, I just accept it is a dog and will sometime do stuff like that.

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