Two observations on this lovely Thursday morning (why is this morning lovely? I finally managed wake up before 8am, instead of snoozing for over an hour and a half. I tend to snooze for such a long time, the alarm decides to ignore me and simply shut off. And because today I finally woke up early enough to get to the office before 9, I had the pleasure of walking through Central Square and Harvard Yard breathing in a crisper warm air than the suffocating blanket of heat that starts later in the day.)
1. Are there any phrases that you hear people say all the time, but upon seeing it written on paper you realize you’ve misunderstood the phrase all your life? For example, just now I saw “quote unquote” on the New York Times Magazine. I’ve been saying “quote on quote” all my (English-speaking) life. Now the phrase makes so much more sense! Can you think of any other examples of this happening to you?
2. Who invited foamy soap? I hate that person because I have no idea why soap ever needs to come out of the dispenser pre-foamed. Foaming up the soap in my hand makes me feel productive — why would someone take that joy away from me?
