Repetition

Sometimes when I hear someone speak they make me wonderfully aware of the fact that the average persons day to day vocabulary is only a few thousand words. It isn’t because they use simple/ordinary words it’s because they repeat words and phrases in an incredibly obvious way. I can barely act all high and mighty when it comes to this. You’ve probably all picked up on the fact that I have set phrases and styles which I repeat and of course I’m a sucker for clichés.

Everyone has these little words which they use too often. They’re like adding potatoes to a meal. Potatoes don’t add any really exciting flavours or textures but instead they just fill you up so you’re not hungry anymore. Okay I don’t think that was really a fantastic simile.

The whole reason I was inspired to write about those annoying words is because they were talking about it on the radio. So in order to try and expand my vocabulary and stop being so repetitive I think I’m going to try and become more aware of those annoying words... I do use ‘Ae’ often and ‘like’ (although not in the ditsy American way...) and ‘you know’ (although that’s a kiwi thing)... Hmm perhaps I should just carry a thesaurus around with me so I can vary my word usage... Eh I’m sleepy now...

3 things that I learnt today

*Cook rice in boiled water for 12 minutes and it turns out perfectly.

* A marinade with vinegar, soya sauce, honey, oil, ginger and garlic tastes rather nice.

*Argon acts as a way to protect cider from oxidisation .

I just thought this was hilarious!