Today, a friend told me that when I read, I make all the expressions the characters in the book are making. Apparently, I have been doing this since I was a kid, and no one ever told me. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I was reading a picture storybook to a kindergarten kid. She could pronounce more words than me, and corrected me. I'm about triple her age. FML
Today, I was in the middle of enjoying a really good book while in a waiting room. Someone saw what I was reading and thought it would be cool if she leaned over and told me everything that happens. FML
Today, I was reading a book in German, which I don't know very well. Suddenly I reached a passage I had no trouble understanding. Excited, I showed my husband, saying I was finally getting the hang of it. He laughed and patted my head. Turns out, that particular passage was a quote. In English. FML
Today, I realized I’ve been saying “a whole nother” instead of “a whole other” my entire life. It wasn’t until my friend pointed it out with a smirk I’ve been speaking in an alternate universe. He was also the one to point out last year that my use of "like" every three words was "annoying and cringe." FML
Today, I was reading a book in public. Some bastard stranger came over and started spoiling the plot for me. FML
Today, I thought I was on mute during a virtual watch party, and it's only after the third or fourth flappy fart that someone pointed this fact out to me. FML
Today, I learned that I've been saying a word wrong my whole life and all my friends have been too polite to correct me, when I found out that "Segue" and "Segway" are pronounced the same. FML
Today, I have learned a lot of "big" words from reading so much, but can actually only pronounce about half of them correctly. FML
Today, I found out that my classmates affectionately refer to me as "the kid whose eyes are really far apart." FML
Today, I realized that whenever I use emoticons, I tend to make the same face in real life. My coworkers gleefully showed me various pictures with my tongue out, face scrunched up, and so on, while staring at my phone. They've already made their way around the office. FML
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MisterKnowItAll 15
That's just cause you're really into the book
SoloAutotunE 17
I sometimes realize when I do it. but when I do, I look around and see if anyone was looking.
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Comments (88)
Levvy 22
This could be a pretty good skill for reading to others, though.
Lars93 18
me too
TAntobella 14
That's adorable!
z_candy 18
I'd advise you not to read 50 Shades of Grey
ChibiChick25 8
How do you not notice your face has been moving while you read for all these years?
cantfixme36 28
Nah. When you're really into a good book, you don't notice a whole lot.
Xamry14 10
That's actually pretty normal. I've read thousands of fanfiction and books and trust me when I say there is not a thing wrong with it. I'm an experienced bookworm ^_^
cantfixme36 28
I do the same thing hahaha but I noticed on my own a couple years ago
foxwithit420 19
you are not alone! I do it all the time and if I am alone I will even read aloud with enthusiasm just to get a feel of it :)
j3ebrules 13
That's cute! Shame you didn't know; you could have become a reading teacher.
sillygirl247 14
That's badass as ****. Don't stop its pretty unique and cute.