So folks, is it “while away the time” or “wile away the time”? I had to look it up, and when I did I was surprised to find that although both are used, the more proper spelling is “while” (even … Continue reading →
…was most definitely not optimal. And yet that sort of gaffe isn’t the sort of thing that especially interests me (your mileage may differ). Everyone already ought to be aware that he’s got a cold attitude, and that he’s made … Continue reading →
The exponential growth of I/me confusion is driving me nuts. You hear it everywhere: “She gave it to he and I.” “Thanks for helping my son and I.” In conversations casual and formal, in real life and on TV, the … Continue reading →
Bridget Johnson notes that Obama has a new catch-phrase that he’s used five times in recent speeches, “trickle-down fairy dust.” Here’s a typical example: We know better than this. They have been trying to sell us this trickle-down, tax cut … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: Drew M. at Ace’s.] Jonathan Chait offers a couple of howlers in his piece at NY Magazine, beginning with the beginning: Mitt Romney’s plan of blatantly lying about President Obama’s “you didn’t build that” speech is clearly drawing … Continue reading →
Commenter “Gringo” makes an interesting point about Obama’s “you didn’t build that” remark: A big part of the problem is that ∅bama said something that could be interpreted several ways. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you’ve got a … Continue reading →
Do you know people like this? I certainly do. Sometimes I fear I am one, although I really don’t do it all that often. I hope. [Hat tip: Maetenloch at Ace’s.]
Continue reading →Sometimes I wonder where Peggy Noonan has been for the past few years. Back when she was Reagan’s speechwriter, she seemed to have her finger on the pulse of something. But “out-of-touch” is too mild a term to describe this: … Continue reading →
Obama’s speech on economics yesterday was remarkable in that it failed to impress even the sycophants at MSNBC: And Dana Milbank of the WaPo was not the least bit happy with Obama, either: I had high hopes for President Obama’s … Continue reading →
That is, Daughters. Obama’s slip of the tongue—saying “my sons” when he has daughters—seems very odd indeed. Does he have sons we don’t know about? Or perhaps he always wanted sons, and this is in the nature of a Freudian … Continue reading →
I had some pho last night. You know, that Vietnamese noodle soup that everybody seems to love. While talking with a friend of mine, though, she told me that my pronunciation—as in “foe”—was incorrect, and that it’s actually pronounced more … Continue reading →
Here’s a nice story about Louise White of Rhode Island, an 81-year-old lady who just won a 336 million Powerball jackpot. Not surprisingly at her age, Ms. White chose to receive the money in a lump sum of $210,000,000 rather … Continue reading →