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Throw Grammar from the Train: "Near miss" as Orwellian euphemism

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Throw Grammar from the Train. Notes from a recovering nitpicker. Tuesday, May 26, 2015. Near miss" as Orwellian euphemism. The Word column first published in The Boston Globe, February 8, 1998). Tom Devaney of Lynnfield, speaking for many others, writes to beg, "Please tell me: What is a near miss? It's one of the most nitpicked idioms of recent decades, poor old near miss. To expose their logical flaws. But for the most part, usage commentators give their blessing to near miss. Was the industry's way of...

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Throw Grammar from the Train: April 2014

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Throw Grammar from the Train. Notes from a recovering nitpicker. Wednesday, April 2, 2014. On (not) getting "pussy" into print. Jesse Sheidlower’s Monday op-ed. In the Times, calling for an end to prissy taboo avoidance in print, was a beautiful demonstration of the problem: Even in writing about words like fuck. He wasn’t allowed to mention the words. It reminded me of the time I thought pussy. Though some readers were surprised to learn the terms’ underlying senses). This time the main topic was nooky.

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Throw Grammar from the Train: August 2014

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Throw Grammar from the Train. Notes from a recovering nitpicker. Monday, August 4, 2014. From a column published Oct. 4, 1998, in the Boston Globe's Focus section. Not re-researched since, so caveat lector! In the heyday of the casual greeting. Hey," a colleague said as we met in the hallway last week, "how come everyone says 'Hey' now instead of 'Hi'? He may have been overstating the case - hi, hello. And how are ya. Are by no means dying out - but clearly, hey. Was related to the other hey. Used affect...

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Gotham Ghostwriters: June 2014

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Friday, June 20, 2014. Distract yourself from distractions. Distractions are a writer’s kryptonite. (Well, that and bad writing, but that's another post for another day.) Distractions have been the bane of a writer’s existence since time immemorial. How can you avoid them and keep yourself on track? Below are a handful of great ways to fix your self-inflicted road blocks:. 8203;Disable the internet. Feast, and when you can feast no more, write. 8203;Go for a walk. 8203;Talk to friends​. Depending on who ...

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That's the Press, Baby: October 2011

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That's the Press, Baby. The future of newspapers, copy editing, and how it all relates, like everything else, to department stores. There was an error in this gadget. If current trends continue indefinitely, a man will run the mile in zero seconds. Current trends never continue indefinitely." - Peter Mucha. That's the press, baby. The press! And there's nothing you can do about it. Nothing! Humphrey Bogart as crusading editor Ed Hutcheson in "Deadline - U.S.A." (1952). When Shopping Was Grand. The Media ...

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That's the Press, Baby: July 2011

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That's the Press, Baby. The future of newspapers, copy editing, and how it all relates, like everything else, to department stores. There was an error in this gadget. If current trends continue indefinitely, a man will run the mile in zero seconds. Current trends never continue indefinitely." - Peter Mucha. That's the press, baby. The press! And there's nothing you can do about it. Nothing! Humphrey Bogart as crusading editor Ed Hutcheson in "Deadline - U.S.A." (1952). When Shopping Was Grand. The Media ...

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That's the Press, Baby: January 2012

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That's the Press, Baby. The future of newspapers, copy editing, and how it all relates, like everything else, to department stores. There was an error in this gadget. If current trends continue indefinitely, a man will run the mile in zero seconds. Current trends never continue indefinitely." - Peter Mucha. That's the press, baby. The press! And there's nothing you can do about it. Nothing! Humphrey Bogart as crusading editor Ed Hutcheson in "Deadline - U.S.A." (1952). When Shopping Was Grand. The Media ...

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That's the Press, Baby: March 2012

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That's the Press, Baby. The future of newspapers, copy editing, and how it all relates, like everything else, to department stores. There was an error in this gadget. If current trends continue indefinitely, a man will run the mile in zero seconds. Current trends never continue indefinitely." - Peter Mucha. That's the press, baby. The press! And there's nothing you can do about it. Nothing! Humphrey Bogart as crusading editor Ed Hutcheson in "Deadline - U.S.A." (1952). When Shopping Was Grand. The Media ...