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December 08, 2010, 12:57
BobHale
It's Hell In A Handbasket Time Again
Smile

Hat tip to motivated grammar.


"No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money." Samuel Johnson.
December 08, 2010, 21:18
Kalleh
I hadn't thought of it before, but he's right. "Expert" is way over-used these days.

It's funny because I was just talking to Shu tonight about a phrase that's way over-used in sports: "Step up."
December 09, 2010, 01:29
arnie
LOL. He's so right. I also enjoyed the link to the Guardian's piece at http://www.guardian.co.uk/scie...entist/2010/dec/07/1
quote:
... Marie Clair, an expert in being a public relations officer for the Plain English campaign

Smile


Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
December 09, 2010, 20:21
Kalleh
Interestingly, motivated grammar was hardly the first one to think that way: Link. Perhaps I should question his expertise. Wink