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Discussion Groups / English Usage / February 2010Another stupid phrase
Another stupid phrase, snow event instead of snow storm. From the tv weather. As good as "with steer by wire, since there is no steering column, during an accident, the steering wheel, won't be forced into your safety space. (And not into your chest either.)  SignaturePosters should say where they live, and for which area they are asking questions. I was born and then lived in Western Pa. 10 years Indianapolis 7 years Chicago 6 years Brooklyn, NY 12 years Baltimore 26 years > Another stupid phrase, snow event instead of snow storm. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > (And not into your chest either.) Aw, c'mon, mm -- With the Web laying waste to traditional media, the likes of newspapers and TV news have to differentiate themselves somehow. So they adopt a vocabulary with just enough variation from what's expected as to make the audience feel like insiders. How else explain, for example, the prevalence among so many TV newsreaders (who, you'll notice, have been calling themselves "anchors" for decades now) of "Eet eez" where normal humans say "It is"? I do think that "safety space" is a but much, however. What ever happened to "zone of safety"? SignatureBob Lieblich Snowed out, at last (so how would you say "no longer snowed in"?) >How else >explain, for example, the prevalence among so many TV newsreaders [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >I do think that "safety space" is a but much, however. What ever >happened to "zone of safety"? I was quite happy with "comfort zone" Signature(¯`·. ®óñ© © ²°¹° .·´¯) >>How else >>explain, for example, the prevalence among so many TV newsreaders [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > I was quite happy with "comfort zone" How about "wellness" for "health." Gary Eickmeier |
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