I'll ASKEW

I like the word "askew".  I have been trying to think of a way to use it.  Someone suggested, "If I want your opinion, I'll ASKEW."  Sigh.....

ASKEW is one of those words we do not often hear spoken. Maybe it sounds pretentious (another word I like), or maybe it just fits the bill better in print.

Are you likely to tell your kid he left the door AJAR?  No, you probably tell him he left it open, or in my case, ask if he was born in a barn.  Do you tell somebody that his hat is ASKEW?  No, it's just crooked.  ASKEW is not a word in the real world.

There are lots of words like ASKEW.  I remember an English teacher who asked us to define "striated", "corpulent", "cacophony" and a few others.  Oh,  I can't say I have never used any of them once I found out what they meant.  It's just that they READ better than they SOUND.

I am hoping my friend will take me up on the bet that I cannot do a blog article on the word ASKEW. My clock hangs askew on the wall over the computer desk.  I can't reach it to fix it.  I am too corpulent to fit behind the desk. There is a cacophony of crows outside my window.  The sky is striated.  Don't tell me I didn't use them correctly.  I was only making a point.

If I want your opinion, I'll ASKEW.