You know, the “doink” and “doink doink” marks.
Do you ever look at a word so long when you’re trying to spell it that you start doubting that it’s really a word?
Tacoma. Ta-co-ma. Tacoma. Yeah, that’s right. Taco-MAHHH! (like the evil priest shouting “Kali Ma!” in Temple of Doom while struggling with Indiana Jones).
Tacoma? Hmm. This is such a simple word, yet the Native Americans had a different version. Tahoma. The name of the mighty mountain. Ta-ho-ma…. Ta-ho-MAHHHH!!!
It’s amazing how much you can question your judgment when you think about a word too much. This same sort of overcautious analysis seems to be contributing to a cultural crisis involving apostrophes and quotation marks. You know, the “doink” and “doink doink” marks.
via Apostrophe Madness « Truth, Justice, and All-American Allergen-Free Apple Pie.
