tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15663150.post6656264149115023034..comments2024-03-28T12:58:24.594-04:00Comments on Miss Cellania: Nock HardMiss Cellaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056319889765739429noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15663150.post-47581391310216936982024-01-24T18:00:18.735-05:002024-01-24T18:00:18.735-05:00This comment explains a few things.This comment explains a few things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15663150.post-87641827041549705982024-01-23T15:59:09.291-05:002024-01-23T15:59:09.291-05:00The mother of my children made sure our little dar...The mother of my children made sure our little darlings were able to read and write before they went to school.<br /><br />My own mother kept me home from school most of the first 5 school years, something to do with her abandonment issues post WWII in England ... possibly, who am I to speculate.<br /><br />Anyway, although relatively intelligent, I grew up saying 'one, two, free' and such as ' I fink, therefore I am', although much less succinctly.<br /><br />Maternal care was sadly missing.<br /><br />When I started mixing with other children around 11 years of age, not only did I start to learn how to socialise but also I was made aware of my ignorance regarding pronouncing 'th' in a word.<br /><br />The cruelty of children and all that.<br /><br />Revelation is very much like pronouncing a word you have only ever read and then saying it and someone corrects you with the proper pronunciation.<br /><br />Hyperbole was a good one.<br />Yes, you all probably heard it spoken first, but I was saying it to myself when I read it in books ... later saying it in company earned a few laughs ... at me, not with me.<br /><br />Anyway, I don't mean to 'nock' anyone, but correct spelling and grammar are SO important, even the slightest mistake informs others of how mentally incompetent or uneducated you are.<br /><br />I still make them, lol.<br /><br />'NOCK, NOCK'<br /><br />'Who's there ?'<br /><br />'KAY'<br /><br />'Ah, been missing you'.<br /><br />WilliamRockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06353376414079333348noreply@blogger.com