Author Topic: I hate journalistic writing (Read 100303 times)

Jonathon · « **Reply #350 on:** September 17, 2010, 06:34:01 PM »

Do a Google search for the frequency of forums versus fora and millenniums versus millennia.

Nighthawk · « **Reply #351 on:** September 17, 2010, 09:42:19 PM »

I prefer to use "forii".

pooka · « **Reply #352 on:** September 19, 2010, 11:50:56 AM »

You are an affront to the neutral gender.

Nighthawk · « **Reply #353 on:** September 19, 2010, 12:13:59 PM »

I get that a lot.

Annie Subjunctive · « **Reply #354 on:** October 26, 2010, 10:05:40 AM »

They did it again. I'm going to have to raise an armed resistance, I think. If it was a printed newspaper, I'd send them a bloody horse's head wrapped in their article, as a warning.

Farmgirl · « **Reply #355 on:** October 29, 2010, 07:26:18 AM »

Did what? I read that link, and don't see the word Tremblor in it. I do see tremor. Did they correct it maybe?

Annie Subjunctive · « **Reply #356 on:** October 29, 2010, 07:47:47 AM »

Hmm.... they changed it. Yahoo news seems to do that - keep the links to news articles the same but paste in newer articles as events progressed.

Jonathon · « **Reply #357 on:** October 29, 2010, 09:09:36 AM »

No, it's still there.

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A group of Australians said they were hanging out on the back deck of their chartered surfing vessel, anchored in a bay, when the temblor hit just before 10 p.m. It generated a wave that caused them to smash into a neighboring boat, and before they knew it, a fire was ripping through their cabin.

Tante Shvester · « **Reply #358 on:** October 29, 2010, 09:21:28 AM »

I once wrote a song whose lyrics included the word "temblor". It rhymed with "dissembler". Rivka heard me sing the song, so she can vouch for the veracity.

Annie Subjunctive · « **Reply #359 on:** October 29, 2010, 10:26:09 AM »

Love it. I once wrote a song called "Don't Defenestrate My Love." I've only written two songs in my life - the other was called "A Touching Song."

I've never used temblor though.

Quote from: Jonathon on October 29, 2010, 09:09:36 AM

No, it's still there.

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A group of Australians said they were hanging out on the back deck of their chartered surfing vessel, anchored in a bay, when the temblor hit just before 10 p.m. It generated a wave that caused them to smash into a neighboring boat, and before they knew it, a fire was ripping through their cabin.

Ah! Thank you. I'm not crazy.

Tante Shvester · « **Reply #360 on:** October 29, 2010, 11:07:58 AM »

JT recorded his tune to my song "How Can I Miss You (when you won't go away)". It's on his first album. His version is a lot less Country than my version.

rivka · « **Reply #361 on:** October 29, 2010, 11:49:01 AM »

Quote from: Tante Shvester on October 29, 2010, 09:21:28 AM

Rivka heard me sing the song, so she can vouch for the veracity.

Uh . . .

I don't remember this. But I have every reason to think the fault lies on my sadly deficient memory.

Tante Shvester · « **Reply #362 on:** October 29, 2010, 11:51:40 AM »

In Vegas, I sang it for JT. It was the one about the sneezing.

rivka · « **Reply #363 on:** October 29, 2010, 01:19:32 PM »

Just call me Sam Beckett.

Tante Shvester · « **Reply #364 on:** October 29, 2010, 01:48:02 PM »

So you're saying you won't verify the veracity?

rivka · « **Reply #365 on:** October 30, 2010, 09:20:58 PM »

Can't confirm what I can't recall.

Jonathon · « **Reply #366 on:** November 30, 2010, 04:54:19 PM »

"New NHTSA Study Shows Slight Increase in Drug Use Among Fatally Injured Drivers"

As the third commenter says, "Who can blame them? If I was fatally injured, I'd be getting high too."

pooka · « **Reply #367 on:** December 08, 2010, 08:37:34 PM »

I kicked myself after I clicked on this, but I really thought it meant some baby had survived something traumatic and was celebrating their first holiday. Like half of a conjoined twin tragedy or something.

Surviving Baby's First Holiday.

Annie Subjunctive · « **Reply #368 on:** December 09, 2010, 03:27:53 AM »

I think one of my pet peeves is people who whine about the stress of the holiday season. If it's that bad, cut back. Don't make joyous occasions miserable for yourself and then whine about it to everyone else.

Tante Shvester · « **Reply #369 on:** December 09, 2010, 08:15:18 AM »

But it's a Pesach tradition! We celebrate the redemption from slavery. How better to appreciate that than to make sure that you are properly oppressed in preparation for the holiday.

rivka · « **Reply #370 on:** December 09, 2010, 08:25:41 AM »

Speak for yourself.

Tante Shvester · « **Reply #371 on:** December 09, 2010, 09:16:58 AM »

I am!

BlackBlade · « **Reply #372 on:** December 09, 2010, 10:00:34 AM »

One of my best friends is in a relationship with a non practicing Jew and they occasionally talk about putting a holiday themed Jewish cookbook together titled, "They Tried To Kill Us But We Lived, So Let's Eat!"

I like the title.

rivka · « **Reply #373 on:** December 09, 2010, 10:21:14 AM »

No, no. That's not how the line (and it's well-known) goes. It's:

Summary of (almost) every Jewish holiday:
They tried to kill us.
We survived.
Let's eat!

BlackBlade · « **Reply #374 on:** December 09, 2010, 10:22:13 AM »

Quote from: rivka on December 09, 2010, 10:21:14 AM

No, no. That's not how the line (and it's well-known) goes. It's:

Summary of (almost) every Jewish holiday:
They tried to kill us.
We survived.
Let's eat!

Well how could I know this!?

edit: That's a little more angry sounding than I intended.