Despite my best efforts, I always have to:
- Say or think 'Never Eat Shredded Wheat' whenever people say 'such and such is to the east of here' or if they give directions involving compass directions.
- Say, think, or write, 'SOHCAHTOA' when doing trigonometry.
- When writing or typing the word 'beautiful' I have to think 'Beee-eee-ay-yootiful' because saying that is how I learned to arrange the vowels in the word in school. I also have to think 'canoe egg' when spelling 'manoeuvre' for that same reason.
I always go "we" and then put the N and S above and below it.
I always touch my watch when talking about left or right.
I always do "to get her" for together.
As an editor, I have to do the "Beee-eee-ay-yootiful" thing all day long. I say "Cal-i-for-nee-uh," for instance, about a hundred times a day.
You can grow out of it. I learned to tell my left from right, because I had a wart on my left ring finger. My left middle finger still rubber my ring finger during my driving test, when I was told to turn left. It doesn't any more, but I don't remember when it stopped.
Last try before I give up and admit I am a spambot!!
You do trigonometry in real life?
Where did my comment go?
Am I being censored?
Boo to you, Sir! I say Boo.
A million years ago, there was a commercial for Mountain Dew with the tagline "Get vertical with Dew." Seriously, I have to run that through my head whenever I the words "vertical" or "horizontal" come up to make sure I'm getting it right.
Wow, that's embarrassing.