Those of you who have read my blogs, or my replies to your blogs, or almost any of my comments and/or notes, you know that I am a, well, 'creative' speller. If it wasn't for my handy dandy, trusty dusty dictionary, I would be lost.
Unfortunately, sometimes lugging around a big old honkin' leather bound dictionary isn't very handy dandy. At times like this, I just roll the dice, and hope the word I am sounding out like a 2nd grader comes out halfway resembling what I want it to.
Case in point. I was filling out a form this morning, and I didn't know how to spell "periodically", (-roid, or -riod). I stood there, saying it over and over, slowly, stretching it out, saying it again, trying to sound it out (I am sure I looked like a ninny, and probably scared some of the people around me) and finally wrote what I thought was correct.
When I came home, I went straight to my dictionary, and tried to look it up. ITS NOT THERE!!! There is no "period" or variation thereof!!!
Does this mean what I think it means?? Should I be boiling water and ripping up sheets, for whatever reason people boil water and rip up perfectly good sheets? Am I about to be Auntie to little Thesaurus or Glossary?
I'm going to put the dictionary on a pile of blankies. Maybe it will make a nest, and take care of all this while I am mowing the yard.
It's staring at me with a resentful look. Ok, I will get it some ice chips, but then I am OUTTA here!
