Chrysti The Wordsmith: Brownie Points

Greetings This is Christie the wordsmith. Everyone knows how to rack up brownie points. Working extra hours on the company project perhaps or finding just the right gift for a spouse can accumulate brownie points with your boss or your mate. The Oxford English Dictionary has definition of a brownie point is notional credits for an achievement to gained by survival behavior with a PDA. The online dictionary cleverly defines brownie points as hypothetical currency which can be a crude by doing good deeds. The merit system of the Brownies the junior division of the Girl Scouts is likely responsible for the notion of brownie points lady Bodden Powell the founder of this originally British organization for girls named the brownies after the benevolent elves that were said to be especially helpful with household chores. Girls who joined up earned brownie points for their helpfulness and good deeds. The phrase seems to have jumped to the vocabulary of American Slang in the

1950s. The phenomenon has gained new life in the digital age. For example score brownie points dot com is an online delivery service where men shop for romantic gifts for wives and girlfriends. The site motto is making men happy by making women happy. Powerful stuff that hypothetical currency a brownie points. I'm Christie the wordsmith from Montana State University in Bozeman Christie the wordsmith a sponsored by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and Zoot enterprises a high tech firm in Bozeman Montana offering challenging careers and innovative solutions for the financial services industry sued web dot com.