Musings and observations from T.J. Smith, commenting on the passing parade.
Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Language Usage
Dateline Turkey - a 737 while landing skidded on a wet runway, went down an embankment with the nose resting feet from the Black Sea. The airline statement said they had a "runway excursion incident".
I keep hearing the phrase "chain migration" coming out of our nation's capital. Don't they realize that some of our ancestors arrived in chains? POTUS says "he knows words" - would think he could find a better "link" than chain. Wiliam Safire, where are you when needed?
Trump with his 5th grade vocabulary is parsing the difference between "I" and "I'd" - he's taking on that quirky apostrophe. Reminds one of Bill Clinton's "it depends on what the meaning of "is" is!"
tjs
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