Trying the unthinkable...

You know when you're at the grocery store and you slide your credit card to pay? The little screen posts the amount and asks, "Is this amount OK"? I've always wondered what would happen if I wasn't OK with the price and pressed NO? I wonder if I can get a cheaper price for my groceries. Almost as if I'm able to negotiate with the credit card terminal. On another note, have you ever called At&t, and the customer service representative was wonderful and at the end she asks you to rate her 1-5 (5 being the best) based on how well she helped you? I've always wanted to tell her 1 to see how she responds to that but I don't have the guts to do it. Also when going to a restaurant, and the waiter tells you to tell him when to stop putting the pepper on your salad, I've always wanted to wait an excruciatingly long time before telling him to stop just to make it awkward.

My Grammar Theory

This is my first blog, as I'm usually late stepping into internet phenomenon. I think phenomenon must be a singular and plural word like deer, fish, and sheep- because when I tried to add an "S", the spell check didn't let me.  Speaking of English and grammar, I have a certain theory - I have a lot of my own theories, but this particular one bugs me when english teachers disagree because I want it to be right.  Here it is: Do you know the rule where you put "a" in front of words that start with a consonant like "a cat", and you put "an" in front of a word that starts with a vowel like "an apple".  Well I think that rule was created because of how it sounds- "A apple" and "An cat" sounds just horribly wrong.... But here is where I believe there is an exception to that rule- Sometimes in sentences, you may write an abbreviation like M.D., for medical doctor.  Well if you say "M", it sounds like "EM". Therefore, I would say that it is only right to say "an M.D." Doesn't that sound more correct than "a M.D."? I found an exception on the other side of the coin as well, using "a" before a vowel.  "A unique person". "Unique" sounds like "Yunique". According to the actual rule, you would have to write "an unique person". wrong wrong wrong.  If anyone has a good argument against this, let me know! Lemontime signing off