It's finally official. I received my certification card, badge and sticker in the mail this week. My favorite part of EMT-B training was practicing medical and trauma assessments out by the pool at Carriage Cove. I actually made a lot of friends that I wouldn't have made without the excused to examine them. (There is a bonding effect when one person touches another person with a stethoscope.)
The "Rummikub" Pronunciation Debate Affirmative Constructive: "Cub" For years, I have been a firm advocate and defender of the pronunciation, Rummi-"CUB". The game box I grew up with spelled it, Rummicub on the box. However, other productions of the game have variant spellings: Rummykub , Rummy Kube , Rummy Tiles , etc. Based solely on box spelling, the game's true pronunciation is open to interpretation. Therefore, Rummi"cub" is equally acceptable to any other given pronunciation. Negative Constructive : "Cube" My opponents argue that since the game originated over seas, we ought to respect and maintain its original pronunciation. Affirmative Rebuttal: Americanization of the Term When the game was brought to America and given Americanized rules, its name was also Americanized. Pronunciation loyalists then counter my rebuttal with, "there are lots of adopted foreign words that have retained their original pron...
Great! Good work, now that you're official you can put it to good use. :)
ReplyDeleteSweet! I love the patches. Patches, we doan need no stinkin' patches!
ReplyDeleteSo now you can work in an ER or driving an ambulance??
Cool.