When something that my son performs is considered "grandiose" in my eyes, I have a habit of saying "Tadaa"! Today fits the concept: Day 2 and, like Kathleen who posted earlier, today was a good day in "Tech land"! Again, thank you Dr. Rivera for your wise words of technical solutions, I was able to figure out how to create a new post and not have to go thru the vicious cycle of entering those darn security phrases only to lead me to the Gmail sign-in page and do it over and over again! This whole online thing shouldn't be too difficult for me b/c I've completed my undergrad thru UOP's online program, but then again, technology changes like a blink of an eye, not to mention, back then, I managed to get through by using dial-up and did not have a toddler in the midst of his terrible-two's or a husband to take care of!
At any rate, I managed to read chapters 1-4 for the required readings and I enjoyed it! I do have a question, for those of you who have read thru too, in chapter 4 when Tomi's grandfather approaches them in the field while they were practicing, he says to Tomi: "Home now, confonnit." Unless I'm not saying it with an accent, or it's a slang, I'm just not understanding what that word is.
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I was wondering this too. I found this online:
ReplyDeleteI think that there is an old sayin from the 1940`s "confonnit"? What does it mean??
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What they're actually saying is: Confound it!
It was a mild type of swearing that meant you were unhappy about something or the way something was being done.
Ah! Thanks! I usually "google" terms I don't understand...these days (esp this summer), I have multiple screens already up and running that I forget to look something up!
ReplyDeleteConfound it! I like that.
You're most welcome, Renee! As you know, I'm here to guide you and your colleagues every step of the way! You will learn much in the various literacy activities introduced this session. Keep up the great work!
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Dr. Rivera
Confonnit - Japanese mild swear word. Actually means “ confound
ReplyDeleteit." This phrase is used to express helplessness or dismay.
I actually found a document that addresses some terms from Chapters 1-5. I'll put it up as a new post for everyone to see! So check out the other terms there! :D