Archive: Arts & Entertainment

SMART TALK
by Dr. Dot Pilcrow



ANXIOUS/EAGER: I called Dr. Lawrence Blithermore the other day.  We were to set up a joint project using his students to gather field data on language impairments in EFL (English as a First Language) speakers.  I called to say I had another errand in Los Libidos, so I'd meet him in his office on the Bedspring Tech campus.

"I'm anxious to see you," he said.  Oh dear, I thought.  Why am I causing him anxiety?

Then I realized that Larry didn't mean to use a negative word; he meant eager.  Well, at least his students wouldn't have to search far for impaired language.

At the Institute for the Linguistically Impaired, we've noticed that many, if not most, people say they're anxious about seeing each other  I wonder why.  Is this a sign of the times?

Folks seem eager to post personal information on Facebook.  That makes me anxious for them.

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