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June 15, 2004

Dining Room Suit

So, I just made a comment to Keith about buying a "dining room suit." He asked me to spell "suit" as I'd just used it.

"S-U-I-T."

"Don't you mean 'suite'?"

"No. 'Suit'. Dining room suit."

"Are you sure about that?"

"Yes. Of course."

And of course, the fact that he's so sure I'm mistaken sends me out of bed and to the Internet, where I learn that I--and thousands of others like me--have been taught the phrase "dining room suit" which is totally and completely incorrect.

I recall Mom saying, "Bonnie, dust the dining room suit with Pledge," and such.

How, at nearly 34, can I be shocked and amazed by the fact that I have had anything like that wrong my entire life? Haven't I learned by now that there is always more to learn?

When I found thousands of hits for the phrase "dining room suit" in Google, I asked Keith how it was possible that we ALL had this wrong.

"Well, I'd assume you were all raised in GEORGIA," he said... and you KNOW how he said it.

Grumble grumble grumble.

Posted by bonnie at June 15, 2004 3:59 PM