Lisa Heindel used a term today in her most recently "featured" post that I just heard the other day from my daughter. Have you noticed how challenging verbiage can be:
Some examples from today:
- You know what I mean? (Of COURSE I know what you mean - why do I have to say, yes, I know what
you mean?) I AM listening and nodding.....;-) - keeping this on the "down low" - meaning "don't tell anyone"
- Stay out of my kool-aid- meaning stay out of my business.
- Have another drink of kool-aid - meaning - puleeze.....where ARE you coming from?
- The "girls" - you know what I mean ;-) Take a guess - starts with a "B."
- All that and a bag of chips? (Lisa and my daughter used this term) - they must be from the same generation. ;-)
- Wrap my mind/brain around that.....unable to digest all of that information
I'm sure there are others, and maybe you'll think of some.
Now when I was a kid, Kool-Aid was a drink, but now it's meaning has somehow changed and has turned into a word used by many including Bil O'Reilley.
Down low, meant to duck. The girls, were - well girls....
Do you know who invented Kool-Aid? Well to catch a little trivia, you'll want to click on the link.
One of the words I remember using, and I suspect were questioned by MY parents, was groovy." Anyone else remember that one? How about "hip?" I know we used to say "cool," and I know that's still "in," but I also hear "sweet." I can't wrap my brain around that one. As a grown up, I have to choose my words - especially when discussing real estate. I DO have to portray some professionalism! ;-)
Do you ever catch yourself saying, "like," or "you know what I mean?" I've teased my daughter a lot because she uses the "you know what I mean" a LOT. I tell her, "yeah, I know what you mean" - you're pretty clear about what you're saying. She frequently gives me a hard time, so why not a "little" payback?
I love to read, and I LOVE words. Words can speak volumes like: plethora, voracious, incredulous, exacerbate, 
bloviate and pithy. Since I do love words so much, I subsribe to several daily words online as well as a daily new word at: Visual Thesarsus which can be found at: http://www.visualthesaurus.com/. It's a great help in viewing how the words they send to you daily relate to other words.
Very simply put: "our words are a representation of who we are."
Now, I wonder if there is a "word" group! ;-)
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Mesa, Arizona Real Estate. Call me at: 480.382-8711 for information on purchasing or selling a home in Mesa, Arizona or surrounding towns. OR email me: Teri@TeriEllis.com. Feel free to visit my website: HomesAzRE.com, or stop by my blogs at: MesaAzRealEstateVoice and AzLadyInRed!
