Thursday, October 12, 2006

 

Dis n Dat.

I was told today, by a client, that I'm being "discourteous." Is that even a word? I mean, I realize you're waiting for something from me and that I've been horrifically slow in getting it to you, but if you're trying to get to me, please use proper English words. Maybe I'm being "disrespectful" or "not at all courteous" or even "the world's biggest jerk who I'm about to fire so I can go hire a decent structural engineer" or even "a dick," but I'm in no freaking way "discourteous." Because there's no such thing. And now? Now, because you are making up ridiculous words to describe my lack of professional care for you, I'm going to make up even MORE excuses as to why I haven't completed your stuff. "Sorry, dude, but my discourteousness has gotten worse and I've had to go see a specialist, who said I'm contagious and can't leave the hospital room. Oh, and since you and I had contact several months ago, when I started your stuff and said I'd have it done in a week, you probably now have discourteousness in your blood as well. The symptoms don't show up for some time. You should really get that checked out."

On second thought, if you want to get to me, go ahead and make up words. Because it obviously worked. Congratulations, you disintelligent dishuman.

Oh, hell, I just looked it up. I take that all back.

Comments:
According to the Oxford dictionary:

discourteous

• adjective rude and lacking consideration for others.

— DERIVATIVES discourteously adverb discourteousness noun.

Unfortunately, they used a word recognized by Oxford -- the people who verbed Google officially.
 
I guess I should read the entire post before running off to look things up.

You may delete all of these comments now.

Unless, you find them funny.
 
funny. uncourteous is a word too, with the same meaning of course
 
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