Thursday, December 11, 2008

Vacuum report.

Let me start off with a shout out to Ives W. McGaffey. Great job! Invented the first Vacuum Cleaner in 1868. Although it was a crank operated machine it was the idea that counted. Later Hubert Cecil Booth was on the same path with his oil engine driven device known as the "Puffing Billy". Another good job!
What am i getting at?

Well, I can't come to grips with the spelling.
I know it's not only the machine but the actual "absence of matter" that has this ridiculous spelling but it's the fact that i see signs for vacuum sales and flyers, and it just blows my mind that it's ok with everyone to have two u's in a row in a word like that. I think i would be a little less sensitive about the whole thing if they added an "e" at the end.
I do realize the mass uproar that changing the spelling would cause. The cost of replacing the store front signs would be enough to quash my protest but, i dunno... it's wrong.

Another thing is if i did have the time and energy to file a complaint, who would it be with?
Is there a professor out there in charge? Or some sort of linguistic Captain? Any idea?
Maybe i need to start a facebook group. Isn't that what lazy people do when they want to protest something?
Keep your eyes open for it.
I'M LAZY AND I WANT CHANGE!
Till next time.
Your friend,
Lenny

1 comment:

Unknown said...

3 letters LOL!
I did indeed laugh out loud, but I also want to feed your annoyances so you'll write more funny stuff.