lexcial variety
today I had the opportunity to expand my lexical variety and learn about the lexical difference between blemishes, pimples and zits. reason was that I developed a major zit on my forehead, right between my eyes (which is why I have been deemed "our new colleague from India" by my lovely office mates). I think this was caused by my participating in lent: I had nothing but coleslaw soup and apples in the past four days. Anyhow: If you want to be polite, say blemish. If you can allow yourself to be descriptive, use pimple. And use zit only in your peer-group - the word itself seems to be an onomatopoetic derivation from the sound the zit makes when you pop it.enjoy!
jana
posted by Jana @ 10:04 PM
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