But if I say that's why "WE" use pronouns, then I miss out on an opportunity. 'Cause saying all those nouns over and over You see a pronoun was made to take the place of a noun, "WE found THEM and THEY found US and now THEY are OURS Whew! Because of pronouns I can say, in this way: Rafaella Gabriela Sarsaparilla and Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla and Albert Andreas Armadillo! Here's the best part of the song: Now I could tell you Rafaella Gabriela and Rufus Xavier SarsaparillaĪnd Albert Andreas Armadillo found an aardvark, a kangaroo, and a rhinoceros.Īnd now that aardvark and that kangaroo and that rhinoceros belong respectively to My kids get a kick out of me belting it out at the top of my lungs. My favorite is called " Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla." I loved it when I was a kid and I love it now. It hit me as I was actively singing along to my kid's Schoolhouse Rock CD, that I unconsciously use pronouns for exactly the reasons that my favorite Schoolhouse Rock song describes. I can find "Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla", but I can't find "he, him, or his." Here was the main thought behind that post. I'll be sending it to anyone who asks me about the basics from this moment forward.ĭuring the presentation, he gave some advice on key word density and it reminded me of " What Rufus Xavier Sarsparilla Can Teach You About SEO and YEO", a post I wrote during last year's Project Blogger competition. I used Qik.com to stream the entire 52 minute presentation and you can watch it below. Dave presented the 10 tips in a way that is easy to understand and implement. And it reminded me how lazy I can sometimes be with the basics.
I'm sitting in the airport in Las Vegas, reflecting on reBlogWorld and BlogWorld Expo and thought I'd share one of the thoughts that occurred to me during a session yesterday.ĭave Taylor gave a presentation entitled " 10 Things You Need To Know About Search Engines And Findability." I didn't learn anything during the presentation that I didn't already know, but I still enjoyed it immensely.