We all have them. Some more peculiar than others. I have loads of quirks and I used to think there was something wrong with me. Now, I just embrace my quirks as my beautiful imperfections. For those of you who don't know what a quirk is, see definition below:
quirk |kwərk|
noun
1 a peculiar behavioural habit
A quirk can range from anything liking biting your nails when nervous to not being able to travel without three pairs of socks on...or something. Also, people will have varying definitions of what constitutes a quirk, which is fair because to everyone, the word "peculiar" is subjective.
As for me, my beautiful imperfections usually show up in my verbal interactions with others. Firstly, I have a peculiar habit of mishearing what someone says and then get lost in thought about what I just misheard whilst the person is still speaking. Then when asked a question, I tend to answer what I think they were trying to ask, most often getting it wrong. lol. It's funny for me now because I do it with friends and family but I worry I'll do it in a different setting where I'm like in a interview or something.
Another quirk of mine is that, I mix up idioms and clichés. I know them in my head, I can right them on paper but as soon as they come out of my mouth they're all mixed up. For example, if you were to say you'd never heard of William Shakespeare, I might say: "What have you been living under a cave?" or "Where have you been inside a rock?" Another common one for me is if trudging through a lot of work or something, I may say "This should be getting easier but it's downhill battle."
I'm always aware of my mistake as soon as it comes out, and so can correct myself. But it's annoying and my brother is always teasing me about. It's as though English is not my first language so I can't quite get a handle on certain non-literal phrases, which is not the case at all. I have somewhat resolved to stop using them or try making up my own but I haven't been too successful with that. I seriously thought something was wrong with my brain, then I recently realised that mom does almost the exact same thing!
So, my thought for today...Are quirks, that is, peculiar behaviour hereditary, and how would they be passed on? Are there actually genes responsible for my inability to get simple phrases to come out right? Help me out ya'll. What's you're vendetta...I mean verdict? Hehehe. See what I did there?
Lipstick moment: Could one's fascination with red lipstick be a quirk? I'm thinking of trying out a new colour. Purple maybe? I'm still waiting to hear from you! :)
