Tag: impossible

Same as when last asked…

If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why?

We are now on a WP quote repeat cycle. This question was last asked on the 2nd of March 2023.

Back then the answer to the question from me was “Impossible” and I include the link to it here Thoughts 2/3/23

It’s pointless blabbering on about it again when it’s already out there. It’s only a short piece and I can’t think of any other words to add to it apart from a couple used by the younger set being, “Babe,” I hear that word and I cringe, or the word “Like” used as an informal adverb, though it is used so often in that context it’s now quite formal and swamping conversation.

adverb

  1. 1. INFORMALused in speech as a meaningless filler or to signify the speaker’s uncertainty about an expression just used.”there was this funny smell—sort of dusty like”
  2. 2. INFORMALused to convey a person’s reported attitude or feelings in the form of direct speech (whether or not representing an actual quotation).”so she comes into the room and she’s like ‘Where is everybody?’”

Oxford English dictionary

Oh well, that’s me moaned out for the day.

Have a great day out there today. And if you have sun – enjoy 😉

Difficult to impossible

Write about your approach to budgeting.

To be honest I think I’m pretty good at budgeting as long as I don’t have my wife beside me when I’m making a decision on how to budget.

Bless her she seems to be one of this group of people that sees the word “Shop” and then she’s off.

And if the shop mode is in full swing then all thoughts of budgeting are out the window.

It’s the same with home improvements, I’m the practical one who will size a job up, get it planned and priced and she will come in at the last moment and add her requests and all of a sudden a perfectly decent price will now double because she’s probably added some unnecessary upgrades that weren’t really needed.

It’s different but you become used to it. I’m absolutely sure that in a previous life she was a lady of the manor, however I am not unfortunately on the earnings of a lord.

So I am quite good at budgeting, however nine times out of ten I don’t bother as it’s a pretty impossible task.

Have a lovely day..

Thoughts 2/3/23

If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why?

The word Impossible.

Though we all use it on a regular basis, is anything really impossible? If we just look at things in a different way and from a different point of view you can see that absolutely everything is the polar opposite…..it is possible.