A congratulations are in order. After all these years under the cover of darkness, you've corrected signs here and there.

[Link: independent.co.uk]

KOT

A. The name is not mentioned, so you can't be sure if it is I.

B. I'll tell you it's not I, so there're two of us.

C. I've corrected more than that. People here sometimes cite me when taking the time to ask a good question, one that can be answered without two days of detail-niggling.*




*a. No, that's not a bad word.
b. Yes, I just knew the word and used it.

Whaddaya mean, "a" congratulations?

What the hell. While I'm at it, ever hear anyone being offered "a kudo"? Well, it can't happen. "Kudos" is not the plural of "kudo" any more than "crisis" is the plural of "crisi."

And when one is a mentor, the person being mentored is not a mentee. "Mentor" was someone's name, not a noun that tells who is menting.

I could go on. And you know it.

Ernie's new occupation?

Traveling the world making corrections....LOL

B. I'll tell you it's not I, so there're * two of us.

* at least

KOT

Job security in old age. 😃

Well, you know how it is when enough people use a word often enough and for a long enough time, it becomes a word. That's how languages evolve. People use 'mentee' often- the fact that you don't think it's a word notwithstanding. Look at how people started saying things like "that is so not fair" and other phrases/sentences with 'so not'- all because of a TV show called 'Friends'.

BTW- 'mentee' IS someone who is being mentored.

[Link: merriam-webster.com]

You lose one kudo, which is explained in this link-

Is kudo a word? [Link: merriam-webster.com]

Some commentators hold that since kudos is a singular word it cannot be used as a plural and that the word kudo is impossible. But kudo does exist; it is simply one of the most recent words created by back-formation from another word misunderstood as a plural. Kudos was introduced into English in the 19th century; it was used in contexts where a reader unfamiliar with Greek could not be sure whether it was singular or plural. By the 1920s it began to appear as a plural, and about 25 years later kudo began to appear. It may have begun as a misunderstanding, but then so did cherry and pea.

OT...

I received a call from a stranger today where both of told the other that it is I.

The conversation...

PNC:Hello is this Mr. Burks?

ME:Who are you and what are you calling about?

PNC:This is James from PNC. Once you verify your mailing address i can provide you with more details.

ME:I understand that if i called you then the burden of proving who i am is on me. But since you called me you should know who you are calling. What are you calling about.

PNC:Sir i am just trying to do my job. Please confirm your street address.

ME:A stranger calls me and tells me to give him my personal details about a bank account and you expect what? You do realize that this is exactly the opposite of all of the anti-phishing advice that everyone is giving?

PNC:I told you who i was and where i am calling from.

ME:OK then i AM Mr.Burks and i am at home. Now you have exactly the same amount of information about me as i have about you. Remember...you called me. I don't have a reason to contact PNC. Does PNC have a reason to contact me? If so what is it?

PNC:I am just trying to do my job. I am following procedure.

ME:Your procedure is flawed. It needs to be corrected.

PNC:Have a great day sir...click.

To Mr. Mac Burks

+1 Kudos!!!

Anti phishing at its phinest:

[Link: 419eater.com]

What makes you think we aren't familiar with the word 'niggle'?

Good question. Got no answer.

Please put an end to melty cheese.

Heck, no! May cheeses be with you!