Life, the Universe and Everything

All right, what should we call it? (See my post in http://musinglog.blogspot.com.)

The universe, multiverse, or Cosmos? I propose Omniverse, which makes me think about omipresent and everything happening at once. Wow, what about parallel universes?

Homer Simpson

Someone sent me the following link: http://grammar.about.com/od/rhetoricstyle/a/homerhet.htm
I’m into grammar, but I was completely overwhelmed by all the terminology. The author is more than an expert on grammar. He writes about style, too. Not fashion, but style as it applies to prose and poetry. Wow! I'm floored. Ican't belive Homer Simpson can be used as an example for certain parts of speech. He's not a good role model. But that's me being judgmental.

Piece of Mind

I’d like to give you a piece of my mind!

Them’s fighting words. I realized yesterday that Peace of Mind, which is desirable and positive sounds like piece of mind and this expression means I’d like to tell you off!

Do you mind? Mind is an interesting word.

I wish my son would mind his teachers.

If I do not wish to continue the conversation, is it rude to hang up? I don’t wish to be rude. But I don’t always have the energy or time to express my thoughts to a telemarketer. So in the interest of expediency, I would rather just hang up and not waste my time or theirs, once I have made up my mind.

Mind comes from Old English and the verb form has several meanings: remind; obey; make sure; attend to;take heed; object to.

I'm not sure how to tie this all together. Oh, never mind!

Gut Issue

Gut. “I’m listening to my gut.” “Wow, you have guts!” Different meanings for expressions contain one or more guts. What is a gut? One gut refers to the intestine or stomach. Two or more guts are the bowels or interior contents. Gut also refers to the intestines of some animals which is used for guitar strings or surgical sutures! Or silky fibers taken from the silkworm used for fishing tackle!

A gut issue is something that arouses basic emotions.

The word comes to us from Middle English from Old English.

Dispassionate Self-evaluation

I think I am a compassionate person. I am a good listener, and I have been told by clients and friends that they perceive that I understand what they are feeling and saying. I listen dispassionately, which means I do not judge them for what I hear. I also do not spread it around to others.

But I can be judgmental. I still evaluate and overanalyze everything that I hear and see. I’m analytical. Like everything else, being analytical can be viewed as a weakness or a strength.

Judgmental. Weird spelling. Means wise, discerning, or critical. From judicare, which is Latin for judge.

Compassion – capacity for feeling the emotions of others; empathy; pity.
Dispassion – fairness, impartiality, objectivity.
Passion – powerful feeling; or strong desire.

All from pati, which is Latin for suffering, which is related to pathos from Greek, but my dictionary isn't sure which came first. (huh?!)

Peak experience

There are 2 peaks, or peeks. One is "peek," the other is "peak." One is a verb, to sneak a look at something, the other is the very top or pinnacle of a mountain. They sound the same. But are spelled differently. I think this is okay because the different spellings alert you to the different meanings. Don't you think it's confusing when one word with one spelling has several vastly different meanings? Or is the spelling of homophones more confusing or difficult to remember? Let me know what you think!

Homonyms sound the same and share the same spelling. Comes from Same Name in Greek, if you look at the prefix and root.
Homophones sound the same, but have different spellings! Comes from Same Sound in Greek.

So technically speaking, peek and peak are homophones.

Jubilation!

Today I feel jubilant! It means joyful! The verb form is jubilate, as in 'Let's jubilate!" I don't think I've ever heard anyone ever say that."Let's Celebrate," is a more common way of expressing the same thing. The noun form is Jubilation.

All these words are from Latin, "jubulare," which means to raise a shout of joy!

Rejoice!

Salutations

Salutations. Tribulations. Tintinnabulation. Tribulation is a word that sounds jubilant to me, but it means trial or affliction. I may have gotten it mixed up with tintinnabulation, which is a fancy word which means the tinkling, ringing sound of bells.

All these words are from Latin roots.

Salutations = greetings!

Tribulations = trials, afflictions, and sufferings.

Tintinnabulation = jingling, ringing, or tinkling sounds.

Terrific

Terrible. Terrific. They both come from the word terror and are related to terrorism. Are terror and terrorism the same thing? No. Terror is an emotional state. Terrorism is a strategy to push a cause, using unethical and unconventional methods to prove how ethical and righteous the supporters are. Terror means to frighten in Latin.

Strate Thots

You know I’m a fanatic about grammar and spelling, but there are some reforms I do support. There are some U-G-Hs that could disappear and make the world a better place. I often write thru for through, tho for though, and thot for thought.

I can also live without the gh in straight. That would make it strait. It really should be strate. That looks really weird!

Okay, similarly, light should be lite.

Am I rite?