Probably the thing that bothers me most about I lost it or I snapped, is that those words indicate that the person speaking has no control over what he does. Usually it’s used to explain why this person committed a heinous crime. I lost it? Well, of course you did. Smacking somebody upside of the head indicates more than a loss of “it” doesn’t it? For some reason, when someone says I snapped my mind sees them literally breaking in two pieces. Snapped. That’s for green beans.
We’re pregnant? Oh, how I wish. We may be expecting a baby as a couple, but if you think we’re pregnant, then you’ve never been “with child.” How utterly silly.
I think the absurdity of You Know? and Okay? every few words speaks for itself. Annoying.
Are we on the same page here?
Velda Brotherton 