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This is a difficult blog to submit as it is lacking a common tool for communication. It is a plain thing habitually brought into play, but lacking in this blog. Wright did it too with Gadsby. Can you find what it is? Big hint: it’s a lipogram.

Slowww down when you talk, please!

I made a hotel reservation though the phone for this long weekend. I called Hyatt, Hyatt at Olive 8, W hotel, and Westin in downtown Seattle, and everyone who take the call speak ridiculous fast. They answered the questions that I didn't even finish asking! I guess the reason they all speak so fast is they answer the phone all the time, and they do it routinely and without a second thinking. They assume that they know what I want to know and what I want to do. But it's not! English is not my first language, i can't understand when talk. When I phoned W hotel, the lady who took my call speak 2 minute, and I just say a few words. The funnest thing is that the first thing I can fully understand is she asked me my Visa number to confirm my reservation?! 

To avoid miscommunication, we need at least to know who we talk to. For this case, I don't even want to say is a miscommunication, because there is no communication at all! 

P.s. In general, I felt American speak faster than Canadian, is that true??

Text book pet peeve

Have you ever had a text book that provided study questions but few or worse no answers? I currently have one for Economics (ENTR 3150). The book seems interesting. The subject certainly is useful, but very complicated. I will admit that a better understanding of algebra would help me succeed but so too would a step by step break down on how to solve the problems. What about an online companion to the text? Such a tool could appeal to all the types of learning. These tools are very helpful to time strapped students working full time.

Perhaps you are thinking that I bought the book used and now I am regretting it. But no I had to fork out over $200 to get a new text because the market for used text books could not support the demand for used text books. In comparison, my introductory, Microeconomics text book was of a similar price and it did come with an online study tool.

So all this said I am thinking that the midterm I just wrote will provide a less than stellar mark.