Category Archives: language
Only YOU Can Save 5,000 Lives without Lifting a Finger OMG yay good 4 u!!!
My office is holding a blood drive. There are signs in the elevators. “Donate Blood and Save Three Lives.” Why three? The “three lives” statistic is commonly cited by the American Red Cross. It refers to the fact that a … Continue reading
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Borders Borders borders borders Borders’ borders.
Let’s imagine there’s a Borders bookstore (I know, blast from the past) near the Four Corners, where Colorado and New Mexico and Arizona and Utah meet. And let’s imagine that the locals refer to this store as “borders Borders,” meaning the … Continue reading
How gay is GQ?
The latest issue of GQ makes some winks and nudges about how it’s totally cool to be gay. Buzz Bissinger writes that he’s on his third (presumably hetero) marriage before gushing that “I would marry the television version of Kyle … Continue reading
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“I Am Such a Geek!”
Are people still using the rhetorical device “[X] is such a [geek/nerd/dork]?” Yes, they are. WHY ARE THEY DOING THAT? God damn it! They should really stop. A NYTBR review of Rob Sheffield’s new book shows why no one should … Continue reading
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Sneak Peek at a Polesmoking Biker
Oh, the English language! - I heard the actor Blair Underwood advertise his new show, The Event, by offering NBC viewers a “sneak peek of The Event.” Is that weird? I always thought we got sneak peeks AT things, not … Continue reading
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