Words and Phrases
Last week, when I was playing around with the newsletter I got to thinking about phrasing. I noticed that I used the phrase “in a lather” and a couple of other western-sounding phrases. I had already decided to rewrite what I had when I noticed this. I was in a lather because I couldn’t think myself out of the paper bag I seemed to find myself in–if you read last week’s newsletter, it was the desk, editing, work area setup. (On a side note, the keyboard, stand, and mouse arrived immediately. Sadly for me, the screen, hasn’t come, yet.) I didn’t even realize how “western” that phrase was until I…