When I’m nervous I attempt to use big words. I say “attempt” because I often use big words with different actual meanings than what I intend to convey.
My prospective replacement is interviewing this morning and I made the above bad word choice. I don’t think she noticed, but all the same I feel like such the dipshit. Giving interviews, for me, is much harder than being interviewed.
Plus, as further proof that God really does hate my ass, the first computer I switched on this morning, to show our interviewee the programs that I’ve developed in support of my much touted-by-boss technical prowess, hard-drive crashed like a motherfuckin’ bastard. What are the odds that on this particular morning, out of the hundreds of times I’ve walked in and turned the muv on in the same manner, coupled with the fact that the sum’bitch was running fine two days ago, that the FUCKER crash. I’m not superstitious but GOLLY!
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I’d say the odds were exactly 100%
HAHA, as to the word choice. I do that shit all the time. I’ve read too many books in my life, with not enough human interaction (at least not with people that use big words), so I also have a big problem with pronunciation. I’ve been mixing metaphors too. And as far as computers f’n up. bastards!
I find myself going into the “gov’t answer” more and more these days. I can’t think of a quote right now but I know you’ve heard it. And, of course, the “gov’t answer” includes lots of BS big words that may or may not be there to throw people off. As far as other use of big words, it’s fun and it makes me feel like I look smart to other people which leaves a big screw up when I don’t use them properly or when I know what word I want to use but can’t seem to remember it. Yes, big words are sometimes problematic. :o)