I love this blog because you use phrases like ‘gaping maw’. At my day job – a tourist attraction – I often say to people ‘take a mental picture of that, because you’ll need to stop here on your way out’ (it’s a cave). Half the crowd immediately take a phone-cam photograph of the subject, as though that’s what I was suggesting … language is evolving, of course, but thanks for bringing it back before it completely changes!
Wow. You managed to write a how-to that morphs into a delicate beauteous piece of prose. I love that you’re in the classroom sharing all this with young people. You give teaching a good name (from someone who tried and couldn’t keep it up).
You are so kind. Thanks. It was a really cool class session. I love my teaching gig. . .and have to admit that it is just a part time job. I don’t know that I could do it full time. Those peeps are amazing.
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VERY NICE POST ON PUBLIC SPEAKING AND YOUR CLASS. Thanks for sharing.
My pleasure, Wally!
I love this blog because you use phrases like ‘gaping maw’. At my day job – a tourist attraction – I often say to people ‘take a mental picture of that, because you’ll need to stop here on your way out’ (it’s a cave). Half the crowd immediately take a phone-cam photograph of the subject, as though that’s what I was suggesting … language is evolving, of course, but thanks for bringing it back before it completely changes!
Thanks for the confirmation, Michael. We who love language are obliged to flex it whenever possible. Cheers!
Wow. You managed to write a how-to that morphs into a delicate beauteous piece of prose. I love that you’re in the classroom sharing all this with young people. You give teaching a good name (from someone who tried and couldn’t keep it up).
You are so kind. Thanks. It was a really cool class session. I love my teaching gig. . .and have to admit that it is just a part time job. I don’t know that I could do it full time. Those peeps are amazing.