I love Hercule in the recent movie so i will give Agatha a try and read the book now. This was amazing btw! Trying to stop apologizing for my unique particulars as well
You are well on your way to that last expressed desire. Of all the others, may I suggest that you immediately resolve to follow the ‘don’t apologize for your preferences’ one, to begin with. You’ve probably practiced lines in front of a mirror, and I would have suggested some practice like that, but I can’t imagine how you would practice NOT apologizing while facing yourself, so that’s out. Still, an amicable acceptance of your idiosyncrasies seems quite achievable and healthy. Good luck!
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who refers to my little grey cells. I think I want a Miss Lemon and a friend like Hastings to follow me around and bounce ideas off 😆
My Dear Ms. Rubi: I enjoyed your Poirot essay and can relate to much if it, even though I am doubtless the age of your grandmother and not of thee. (I, too, though, need to remember the Poirot way of not apologizing when we turn down certain offensive foods. Very cool.) I am about to read more with my thoughts toward subscribing but I am compelled to say, having seen your subtitle (oh, please don’t be offended! I would want you to tell me if this were reversed!) there should be no apostrophe in that “its.” The apostrophe is only for the contraction form of that word, not for the possessive. I know, it’s crazy, it doesn’t work that way for other possessives, but in this case of the word “it,” that apostrophe means you are saying “it is.” … You may tell me your teacher said to always use apostrophes, and I know there are good teachers out there who have made that mistake, and also maybe if enough people use the apostrophe in the possessive eventually in a few generations it will be perfectly accepted, anyway. I know, I know. But the Poirot in me just had to point it out to you. PS If you would like to delete this after reading, I will understand. This is surely not the right place for this note, but I am unclear how to send private messages on substack. Now I will get back to reading more of your essays. - Sincerely yours, HJ
Helen, if only people called out my typos with such grace. You're correct, but I'm nowhere near my computer to edit it! In future I would love a message when you figure it out!
i followed you purely based off the beautiful way in which you worded this message. i, too, struggle with pointing out grammatical errors - there doesnt ever seem to be an appreciate time or place in which to do it - and i highly doubt that i would ever be able to carry out the act of correction without sounding enormously patronising and then immediately defensive.
i thank you handsomely for this example paragraph and hope this message makes you smile 🤍
I love Hercule in the recent movie so i will give Agatha a try and read the book now. This was amazing btw! Trying to stop apologizing for my unique particulars as well
Thanks for the kind words! The books are quite short so it’s not a major commitment! I hope you like it.x
You are well on your way to that last expressed desire. Of all the others, may I suggest that you immediately resolve to follow the ‘don’t apologize for your preferences’ one, to begin with. You’ve probably practiced lines in front of a mirror, and I would have suggested some practice like that, but I can’t imagine how you would practice NOT apologizing while facing yourself, so that’s out. Still, an amicable acceptance of your idiosyncrasies seems quite achievable and healthy. Good luck!
I need all the luck I can get! Especially when preferences are akin to "being difficult" to some!
I often refer to “my little gray cells” and carefully adjust knickknacks just so. And I would to have Miss Lemon and her filing system.
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who refers to my little grey cells. I think I want a Miss Lemon and a friend like Hastings to follow me around and bounce ideas off 😆
My Dear Ms. Rubi: I enjoyed your Poirot essay and can relate to much if it, even though I am doubtless the age of your grandmother and not of thee. (I, too, though, need to remember the Poirot way of not apologizing when we turn down certain offensive foods. Very cool.) I am about to read more with my thoughts toward subscribing but I am compelled to say, having seen your subtitle (oh, please don’t be offended! I would want you to tell me if this were reversed!) there should be no apostrophe in that “its.” The apostrophe is only for the contraction form of that word, not for the possessive. I know, it’s crazy, it doesn’t work that way for other possessives, but in this case of the word “it,” that apostrophe means you are saying “it is.” … You may tell me your teacher said to always use apostrophes, and I know there are good teachers out there who have made that mistake, and also maybe if enough people use the apostrophe in the possessive eventually in a few generations it will be perfectly accepted, anyway. I know, I know. But the Poirot in me just had to point it out to you. PS If you would like to delete this after reading, I will understand. This is surely not the right place for this note, but I am unclear how to send private messages on substack. Now I will get back to reading more of your essays. - Sincerely yours, HJ
Helen, if only people called out my typos with such grace. You're correct, but I'm nowhere near my computer to edit it! In future I would love a message when you figure it out!
dearest ms. helen
i followed you purely based off the beautiful way in which you worded this message. i, too, struggle with pointing out grammatical errors - there doesnt ever seem to be an appreciate time or place in which to do it - and i highly doubt that i would ever be able to carry out the act of correction without sounding enormously patronising and then immediately defensive.
i thank you handsomely for this example paragraph and hope this message makes you smile 🤍
- kitty xx