Current Mood: worried
Current Music: "Angel" by Judas Priest
For no real reason, I present to you an short and incomplete list of some words or phrases I could do without:
* Nor'easter : A specific storm term used by people who aren't me.
Maybe I'm just not used to east coast nomenclature and stuck in my midwestern ways, but it sounds dumb to me. Storm, blizzard, big windy thing from the north-east works for me.
* "Open House" : in this context, used to mean a gathering of friends, family, and well-wishers to celebrate the graduation of a student, typically but not limited to high school students - mainly a display of photos and achievements, awards, etc.
Jenny clued me in on this one- possibly a regional thing?. I have never heard of this used outside of realty. I have always used "graduation party", and I think that's a fairly apt descriptor. Nobody is selling anything, just celebrating.
* Uni(versity) : As in "I wish I hadn't flunked out of university" or "I miss going to uni with you".
Again, probably a regional thing, but I have always used "college". Going to college. Attending college. Paying for college. To me, "University" is part of Purdue's full title that I rarely bother to type out.
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At my high school, at least, having an "Open House" and having a "Graduation Party" were a lot different - we even have pre-made invitations from the local print shop that specified the difference.
ReplyDeleteIn any case, having an Open House was the typical scenario of inviting family and some friends over to your house, having all your pictures and high school memorabilia laid out for everyone to see, and eating some food. A Graduation Party, on the other hand (which is what I had), could be at your house as well, but usually involved renting a hall or party space, hiring a DJ, and having a big ol' crazy party.
Maybe it is a regional thing, but there was definitely a difference for us, and the wording on the invite gave your friends a clue of what to expect.
You're just not using it correctly, Ryan. "Neither Christmas nor'easter are celebrated in May." Makes perfect sense.
ReplyDeleteI have heard the term "univeristy" rather then "college" used almost exclusively by a couple of friends of mine in London, so I do imagine that's a regional thing.
ReplyDeleteIt sounded strange to me at first, but after hearing a few people do it for a while, it kinda grows on you. I use the two words somewhat interchangably now.
Paul: Well done. Sounds like a redneck joke calendar to me, but still well done.
ReplyDeleteRenee: Really? I've never heard you say it. I mostly hear it on LJSecret, and that's a sort of global forum.
Now that I think about it I hardly ever have any call to say either to you...
ReplyDeleteIn most cases if we do talk about school it's just "school" or "class".