How this single word kills our language

These days you hear this word very often. Youngsters find it so “kewl” to use it in their normal conversations. It’s used as a noun, verb, adjective, adverb, and even an interjection! Guess what it is? Correct, it is the f-word.

Most people use it as an “amplifier”. For instance, if you want to say, “I was so shocked” with a lot of emphasis, you would say, “I was so f-word shocked!” Now, if your intention was to put emphasis on how shocked you were, you could use other words viz., devastated, flabbergasted, shaken, dumbfounded, etc.

By using the f-word, we are forgetting our vocabulary. We sound rude and indecent. So, let’s get rid of this offensive word, and respect the English language. 

To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee

Rating – 5/5

One line for the book: Fascinating story with an amazing narration

About the book: The book brings out the way blacks and whites were distinguished back in 1930s.

What I love about the book: The best part of the book is that it is narrated by an eight-year-old girl. So, you see the world from the eyes of a small girl who understands only half the things that she says or hears. I was amazed to see how an eight-year-old could stop a dispute - something that a big group of adults could not do. The book also makes you understand how good parenting and good neighbourhood builds the character of a child.

What I did not like about the book: The tragedy.

What I learned from the book:

• Good parenting and good neighbourhood brings out the best in a child.
• Kids understand things more than what we expect from them. They are the best-behaved beings on earth if we nurture them well.
• Society has prejudice based on one’s caste and colour. 

A Punch on those Honkers

While riding to office today, I found this interesting message on a car:

A powerful message and a tight slap on all those who behave very desperate while on the road... 

Many times I tried to reason with them – why the hell do they honk? I racked up my brain and here are a few logical answers I could think of:

• These honkers assume that everyone else is asleep.
• They think that all the vehicles on the road will magically disappear if they honk.
• They believe that they are going to be the next Bill Gates who loses a billion dollars by losing a minute.

Oh wait! I guess the most logical reason could be that their house is on fire. But, I have a question: how many times should a person honk to cease the fire?

If you too are tired of these annoying, unwelcome, uncultured, uncivilized, brainless people, join the movement: http://www.iwonthonk.com/