How many People Have a "Zinc" in Their Kitchen/Bathroom?

Well, lets start with the basics. When you look up the word "zinc" in Wikipedia, it states: 

Zinc (from German: Zink), also known as spelter, is a metallic chemical element; it has the symbol Zn and atomic number 30. It is the first element in group 12 of the periodic table. Zinc is, in some respects, chemically similar to magnesium, because its ion is of similar size and its only common oxidation state is +2. Zinc is the 24th most abundant element in the Earth's crust and has five stable isotopes. The most exploited zinc ore is sphalerite, a zinc sulfide. The largest exploitable deposits are found in Australia, Canada, and the United States. Zinc production includes froth flotation of the ore, roasting, and final extraction using electricity (electrowinning).

Now, you are probably wondering why I went through the trouble of posting the Wikipedia definition of zinc. The answer is quite simple. There needs to be a differentiation between a chemical element (zinc) and the a water basin fixed to a wall or floor that has a drainpipe which generally pipes a supply of water (sink). Ok...so the definition has been covered, but there still may be some confusion. Remember, your classic ignorantic doesn't know that he or she is ignorant. They don't understand that the words that they have heard and spoken since childhood are actually incorrect. Therefore, we must move to the next step: self-awareness.

Perhaps maybe a little exercise might cure the ignorantic of this perpetual spell of ignorance. I suggest the mirror. In fact, use the mirror in your bathroom. Go to the bathroom, look in the mirror and ask yourself "Can I wash my hands in the zinc"? After you have completed the question, if you immediately frown, signifying that what you just said made no sense, then you have been cured. There is hope. However, if you remain in the mirror and continue to repeat the question as if you could wash your hands in a chemical element, then there is a problem. You are officially a career ignorantic.

Career ignorantics are professional ignorantic speakers in denial. They murder the King's English with little impunity. They do not fear the lack of subject-verb agreement, tense improprieties, misused plural nouns, dangling participles, and words they create and use with fluidity. They fear no retribution because they have company...lots of company; in the churches, in their social clubs, in their schools, on their jobs, and in their family. It's a way of life, a culture, a common thread that binds them.

Those of us who clearly know the difference between zinc and sink are probably laughing at this, but can you imagine how the ignorantic feels? Perhaps, in my next post, I'll get more "pacific"!
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