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I received a comment from Rae about my last blog. I was thrilled that I wasn't just blogging into the ether.
Rae had never encountered the American slag word "snit." Well I guess now that word will become international. I didn't invent it and as far as I know it isn't copyrighted(I' not sure of my spelling on that word). (For a retired teacher, my spelling is getting bad.)Rae did find a definition for "snit.".
She got me thinking about all the words we use to express our or someone else's distain or dislike or mood.
"Huff" is a good one. My mother used to get in a "huff" if she thought someone slighted her. Then she would "brood" all day about it.
My first wife would give me the "silent treatment" - unfortunately it didn't work. I love to read - he, he.
The love of my life "vents" when she's unhappy - I still quake when she raises her voice. (old habit-from my mother's ranting).I vent too.
The students (pre-teens) would "whine" a lot. I when I'd call them on it they would whine some more saying "I'm not whining."
That's just a few of the words I can think of right now. Just don't ask me to conjugate any of the verbs. Me thinks maybe I've opened a Pandora's box.
