Minding My P's and Q's

 

This morning, I went to a recent posting

I had made on Facebook and noticed I

had used the word “here” instead of

“hear.”

Stupid me, not that I don’t know the

difference, but I had failed to proof

read and edit my mistake in the first

place before posting my piece to the

public.

Notice, I used the word, “piece”

meaning “thing” or “item” rather

than “peace” defining “repose”

or “serene.”

It could be said that today I was

“minding my p’s and q’s” where

originally “re” was published instead

of “ar.” How do you think I feel?

Why in hell did I awake this morning

with the idiom about p’s and q’s on

my mind, before even finding my

misspelling which didn’t even involve

the letters p and q? Life as a 76 year

old can be confusing at times. And

the English Language with all its

idioms doesn’t seem to help.

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Chris Hanch 10-18-2023