Illiterati on the op-ed page.
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Where did this come from? I don't remember noticing the error 10 years ago. It's like some dumb jock started saying myself in interviews 10 years ago, and it's spread like wildfire. |
Illiterati on the op-ed page.
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Although I'm surprised the typical tourist could haul his lardass up the stairs. |
Illiterati on the op-ed page.
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You hear that on the TV and you think why doesn't he use first person. |
"Rapping" Judge
Please tell me she didn't.
http://www.thisislondon.com/news/sho...ticles/7255059 (spree: Judge tries to be clever by "rapping" her dismissal of lawsuit against Eminem. Fails miserably: "'Mr Bailey complained his rep is trash, so he's seeking compensation in the form of cash.") Attending school in Detroit does not automatically confer street cred. http://www.co.macomb.mi.us/circuitcourt/formsdir/Judges'%20Bios/dasbio.htm |
Illiterati on the op-ed page.
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"(this couple in real life were not myself and my former husband, but two law students I knew)" |
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Double Negatives are a no no.
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Although I wonder whether the writer and editors know it, this construction is no longer technically redundant. A few years ago, the College Board decided that the initials no longer stood for anything. This occurred after the A word was changed from "Aptitude" (raised too many self-esteem issues, and critics hated the suggestion that the test measured ability) to "Assessment" (which obviously still suggested that the test measured something). "Admission" would be an obvious choice, a la the LSAT, if not for the problematic S. Some would suggest Shitty, Suxass, or Socioeconomicallybiased, but that doesn't look good on the test booklet covers. |
Big day for ESPN correspondent
From ESPN.com:
MIAMI -- Florida Marlins manager Jack McKeon hinted Thursday night that he might gamble and bring back ace Josh Beckett on three days' rest Saturday for Game 6 of the World Series. . . . ESPN's Pedro Gomez reported on Friday that Gomez will indeed get the ball for Game 6. |
Big day for ESPN correspondent
Speaking of baseball, they showed a sign on TV during game 4:
"Diffuse the [picture of rocket]." Argh!!! tm |
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What's the plural of "virus?"
"The plural of virus is neither viri nor virii, nor even vira nor virora. It is quite simply viruses, irrespective of context. Here's why."
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coitüs (well, not an umlaut, but with a long u) The article is a bit unpersuasive: it seems to say essentially, "we don't know what the latin plural was, so let's just use the english plural. and we don't know the latin plural only because no one ever appears to have used the word in written latin of which we still have a copy." but why would you ever have a need for plural coitus? |
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