Mmmm, Spam!

Spam (noun) Oxford English Dictionary: 1 Irrelevant or inappropriate messages sent on the Internet to a large number of recipients. 1.1 Unwanted or intrusive advertising on the Internet: [as modifier]: an autogenerated spam website 2 (Spam) (trademark) A canned meat...

Busy. Work.

Working for myself as a freelancer means that I work a lot without getting paid, because I have to work to get work. And that keeps me rather busy. I’m not complaining. I have prepared a quote every week for the last six weeks. That means I review a possible project,...

Like…So… The New “um.”

They’re called discourse markers. Short utterances such as “um” or “uh” are cues to the listener that you are about to pause or that you’re placing emphasis that will become apparent in context. (ref: ABC News) Then there is “Like” and “So.” I hate them, but am, oh-so...