Subject: No, I'm not annal. I'm not anal, either
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Posted on: 2008-09-01 07:10:00 UTC
My reply to the git:
Short, sweet, and to the point.
Sweetie, it's not anal to spell things correctly. Anal would be pointing out that there's no way Nazgul could be chasing Harry Potter because it's two different fandoms, like one person I told about your incredibly amusing attempt to insult me. If you think I'm anal, just wait until you find out how anal bosses are.
I saw a piece of flair on Facebook last night that reads 'Does Peter Jackson know the Nuzgul are chasing Harry Potter?', so I sent a message to the creator saying it's nAzgul, not nUzgul. The following was her reply:
"Darling can you say Annal Retentive"
Why, yes I can, but I don't know what 'annal retentive' is. I also wasn't aware that it was anal (one 'n', darling) to spell correctly. BTW, according to her profile, she graduated from college this year. I weep for the attitudes graduates have today.
Evil little Nazgul plotbunnies from OFUM are chasing Harry Potter? Does Meir Brin know about this?
(Couldn't resist, sorry)
My reply to the git:
Short, sweet, and to the point.
Sweetie, it's not anal to spell things correctly. Anal would be pointing out that there's no way Nazgul could be chasing Harry Potter because it's two different fandoms, like one person I told about your incredibly amusing attempt to insult me. If you think I'm anal, just wait until you find out how anal bosses are.
Logically, it means you are a keeper of history, as Wikipedia defines annal as 'Annals (Latin Annales, from annus, a year) are a concise form of historical writing which record events chronologically, year by year.'
Is it just me, or is the usage of the word 'Darling' in this context the most condescending thing EVER?
That is definitely patronising to the nth degree.
My brain's fuzzy of late so I can't think up a good enough way to slap her down, unfortunately. Any suggestions?
cackle
I hope that college doesn't sap my brain like that if I get in that is.
Did you also point out to her that, despite physical similarities and abilities, Nazgul and Dementors are not the same thing. And that it was Tolkien, not PJ, that created the Nazgul.
Of course, this is sounding very 'Annal Retentive', isn't it?
You'll get in. I remember that stress and I'm so glad it's over.
The flair is just a tongue-in-cheek joke because PJ's Nazgul and the Dementors look so much alike.
I'll stand a chance. I'm probably going to end up calling the college on Monday and asking if I can go down and get a tutor's help because UCAS is driving me up the wall.
...Just wait until you start dealing with the SLC. My favourite part of their forms is the bit that says "tick this box if you want to apply for all the money you're entitled to".
That's just stupid. Why would you not want to?
The other very important box is the one that says "tick this so we can share your details with the uni so they can give you a bursary". Except apparently they're changing it this year to "don't tick this box so we can share your details". Just to confuse people.