Part of my personal history must be what I say and think of saying. Just a few examples:
(To family:) “You can wake up now.”
(Waiting behind cars at a stop light, to prompt drivers:) “You can go now!”
(Explanation:) “I always sit in the back row, so I can see all the people … especially the latecomers.”
(Wishful thinking:) “I want to attend Relief Society, but I really wouldn’t fit in.”
(Personal planning:) “Monday is my day of rest.”
(To clarify — avoid ambiguity, especially on Sunday:) “It's next week, not this week.”
(Admiring new cars in a showroom, am I interested?) “Yes!” (Am I looking to buy?)
“I prefer not to.” (Why?) “I prefer not to say.”
(Not in sales training manuals. Always works.)
(Aging thing:) “I forgot, so I Google-searched.”
(Good news after 25 moves, smiling:) “My peaceful, top-floor apartment is facing west … for the sunset of my life. I will never move again.”
(Getting more personal, revealing:) “My TV is still in the box. I prefer to read.”
(Introduction in ARP group I support:) “I’m Ned, a recovering collector.”
(Keeping life simple:) “I’m a wannabe minimalist.”
(From my experience:) “Healthy, favorite snacks: oatmeal raisin cookies and dark chocolate.”
Speaking for many Utahns, “My all-time favorite main course is funeral potatoes.”
(At church and concerts:) “I like an empty seat next to me, in case my wife Kay takes a break to sit and visit. It’s about love.”
Just saying.
