Because Chris was driving, I tapped in the text message for him. I am America’s Cup.<\/i> Alluding to the crazy expensive carbon fiber boats racing in the San Francisco Bay.<\/p>\n
The immediate response was: Lucky bastard.<\/i><\/p>\n
“Whoops, I missed the ‘at’!” I said. “You are America’s Cup!”<\/p>\n
In text messages, in emails, in instant messages, in writing, I naturally miss prepositions and articles. Yet when I speak, these words don’t ever disappear in the ether. It’s as if the intention writing doesn’t translate through my fingers.<\/p>\n
Does my writing voice believe that they are unnecessary and useless? Because for simplicity (despite all my run-on sentences and endless babble), I believe that those words don’t really add much? Especially when I have adjectives and adverbs at hand! <\/p>\n
Some people misspell in their quickly written messages. Some say your<\/i> when they meant you’re<\/i>. Others too use you and I<\/i> incorrectly (note that there’s very little reason for you and I<\/i>, overcorrection abound!).<\/p>\n
I just drop all my inessential words. Because for this purpose, isn’t it better to declare that one is<\/i> the expensive regatta?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Because Chris was driving, I tapped in the text message for him. I am America’s Cup. Alluding to the crazy expensive carbon fiber boats racing in the San Francisco Bay. The immediate response was: Lucky bastard. “Whoops, I missed the … Continue reading