Random Thoughts 31
Dear Every Website on the Internet: I do not want to subscribe to your newsletter or sign up for notifications. I don't want a temporary discount for your goods in exchange for permanently being on your mailing list. Please stop flashing me your pop ups every time I open a page. *** There is a term used in British English I feel needs to be used more in American English. Both British and Americans use the word "pot" to mean vessel or container. However, Americans only use it when they are referring to cooking vessels or containers for plants. I noticed the British use the word pot to refer to other types of containers as well. For example, the British will use the word pot to refer to food containers such as saying a "pot of yogurt" or a "pot of cottage cheese". Americans almost always refer to food packaging as "containers". Isn't is easier to say "pot"? We waste our breath with longer words. On the other hand, I have...