words

When I was a kid if my mom or dad heard me swear it was big trouble. No TV, no dessert, washing my mouth out with soap, you get the picture. A new survey by the Marchex Institute finds that when it comes to cussing the folks in Ohio have every right to shout "We're number one, we're number one". On the other hand people in the state of Washington are most likely to watch their language. There were some other interesting findings.

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Some say we have become cruder in our everyday dealings. I'm one of them. It seems that words that were once thought of as unacceptable in polite company are turning up on bumper stickers and t-shirts. What do you say we turn back the clock to a time when cuss words were more implied than explicit. Check out these examples.

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Polliwog is a Canadian by birth but only occasionally visits her former homeland so her knowledge of common "Canadianisms" may be a bit rusty. Sure, she can handle, "Eh" and "hoser" with ease but how about some other expressions native to our neighbors to the north.

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Guys, are you and your wife (or girlfriend) "two peas in a pod" or do you think of her as "the old ball and chain". If the former, good for you, if the latter, don't ever let her hear you say it if you know what's good for you. Either way it's fun to look behind the phrases and find out where they came from.

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I was thinking the other day about words. We certainly say a lot of words on Big Frog 104, and our personal choice of words may indicate our age. So, during these "Frog Days of Fall", when the sun sets a little earlier every night, I had some time to think about words.

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We use them every day in conversation - those overworked phrases and cliches that we all get tired of hearing (and saying). Maybe there's a better phrase to use than the one we automatically go to.

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"It is what it is." That has to be a phrase I hear, at least, three times a day. And, every time I hear it, I get a bit annoyed. I can't explain it; it's just one of those things. Well, if you have phrases that annoy you on a daily basis, you are not alone. Oxford University has named the top 10 most cringe-worthy phrases.

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