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Hurricane Ike Coverage
Many of you know me as a writer and language expert; however, I’ve been a meteorologist for over 20 years, and even though I no longer forecast the weather, I continue to have an intense interest in the weather. With … Continue reading
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Tagged Anderson Cooper, CNN, Fox News, Hurricane Ike, hurricanes, Jesse Ferrell, Mike Bettes, Mike Sidel, weather, weather channel
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Weather Forecast: Is Anyone Listening?
Listening, as I stated in a recent post (Political Attacks), is as important to communication as what is being said and, thus, is never more obvious than with a weather forecast. As a meteorologist with many years of experience, I enjoy hearing … Continue reading
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Tagged language, meteorologists, off topic, weather forecasts, weather jokes
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Perfect 16-0 Record
I wrote about the redundancy of saying a perfect 16-0 record in Literally, the Best Language Book Ever (pick up a copy, will ya?), so I won’t repeat that here. Even if the redundancy were to stop being used by … Continue reading
Posted in language, off topic, sports
Tagged language, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, NFL, perfect 16-0 record, sports
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Two-Second Rule
The two-second rule is not an updated version of the five-second rule for our fast-paced society. In fact, it has nothing to do with eating food off the floor or ground at all—that’s disgusting; the two-second rule is an easy, quick … Continue reading
The Errors of Summer
Even though I was initially uninterested, it peaked my curiousity when I read that, as we get older, we actually perceive time as moving more quickly. That might explain why it’s already time for my monthly post highlighting all of … Continue reading
Posted in grammar, language, monthly reviews, off topic, writing
Tagged grammar, language, monthly error report, summer, writing
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If The Election Were Held Today…
Every time that I hear a reporter or guest on a “news” program talk about the upcoming election in terms of “If the election were held today, then…,” I want to finish the statement with “not very many people would … Continue reading
Red Sox/Yankees on TV?
Imagine my surprise when I turned on the television on Sunday night and found that the national baseball game on ESPN was the New York Yankees versus the Boston Red Sox. Why, that hadn’t been the national game since way back on Saturday, … Continue reading
Posted in humor, off topic, sports
Tagged Boston Red Sox, humor, major leauge baseball, New York Yankees, off topic, Yankees/Red Sox Rivalry
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Stealth Advertising
Have you heard the concept of stealth advertising? It’s proof that we’ve officially gone insane. I heard the term recently when discussing with co-workers the possible validity of the viral video showing people popping popcorn with cell phones. I’m sure … Continue reading
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Tagged advertising, language, pop corn with cell phones, stealth advertising
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Ripe in One to Two Days
Warning: The following post contains information that might be interpreted as “the old days were better than today.” Summer fruit, such as nectarines, peaches, and plums, used to be my favorite types of fruit–flavorful and moist; however, the fruit that … Continue reading
Nuclear Power=Green Energy?
I recently heard on television that nuclear power is the ultimate green energy source, and I wasn’t sure whether the person speaking didn’t realize the inanity of her statement or she just has a different definition of green energy than most of … Continue reading
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Tagged grammar, green energy source, language, nuclear energy
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