I'm No English Major

Although my husband might say differently.  I graduated class of '99 with a BS in Journalism with a concentration in Advertising.  Even so, everytime I mis-pronounce something, or say something incorrectly, my hubby loves to call me out for the error and try to shame me since I was an "English Major".  Just one of those annoy hubby things ya know. 

I often times DO suck at speaking, or spelling.  So I REALLY REALLY try not to judge!  Most of the time I know right from wrong, sometimes I just choose to go against the grain and "not care" for a conversation, or a blog. But the truth of the matter is...blatent spelling errors, or improper language DRIVES ME NUTS!  I really do try not to judge, but I cannot help it. 

Maybe I cannot help it because even though I was not an "English Major"... much to my husband's disappointment-  It was VERY important in my journalism classes not to make spelling errors.  For the most part, I could get away with improper use of the language as an excuse for "creative writing" or something to that affect.  (or is it effect?!?)  I took a class, where ANY mispelling or inaccurate information would get you a completely failing grade.  SOO, they used to make these crazy assignments that you had to write up with really hard details and information to get the point across of how important it was to make sure you had accurate information in your published stories.  So they would give you quotes from people with the last name Zeliienskieuskie and if you got the spelling of that last name wrong by just one letter... FAIL!  I am so not kidding. 

So imagine tonight, my Dad hands me a cookbook that he had bought my Mom and the cover reads "Charleston Receipts"  I kept reading it and re-reading it, and finally I said "Gosh, I keep thinking that says receipts."  Oh, cause IT DOES!"  On a PUBLISHED Cookbook!  I mean, honestly WHO let that get published. On both the front of the book, AND the spine! (oh, and the inside cover too) IT is such a blatent error, that IT MUST be ignorance, not error.  And, it REALLY REALLY bugs me!  So much that I still am thinking about it almost 3 hours later.  I mean, really, if I had tried to submit this in college, I think my teacher would have not just failed me for that assignment... he would have failed me for the entire CLASS.  Really.  I cannot imagine if that is on the cover of the book, what other spelling and vocabulary errors lie inside.  Part of me cannot wait to read through it, and part of me is worried it will burn a hole in my brain, if I do.

I am sure some professional copy editor could go through my post and find plenty of errors.  AND, we will not even go into my writing style... which I totally got called out on in a group critique in an English class for being "too wordy"  to which the prof came to my rescue and stated how although that style is not for everyone, is probably a good style for me, being an Advertising Major... so take THAT DJ.  ha ha. 

Well, now that I have that off my chest, I can get back to resting with my hubby and watching me some "Sons Of Anarchy". 

 G'night Y'all

P.S.  I am so excited to say that I am going to do NoBloPoMo again this November.  So excited to get my blogging on!  Any bloggers want to join me?  Let me know if you do and I will get you the details on how to get signed up.  You can win prizes!!!