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December 27th, 2006

Fix me a glass of pop!

One of the most amusing things about visiting my parents in Cleveland is reading the Plain Dealer. I used to particularly enjoy laughing at the people who write letters to the editor, but my new favorite thing is regionalism-spotting. I don’t know if the PD uses regionalisms as a conscious style decision or if their copy-editors just don’t notice them. Either way, it’s rather charming.

My list so far:

the standard term for soft drinks is pop - not just in direct quotes, but any time soft drinks are referred to in the paper
a headline in today’s food section encouraged readers to “Fix a vibrant winter salad”
an article last week remarked that something “needed doing”

I wonder how many more I can spot the rest of the week.

Posted by Amanda in Language | 3 Comments »

December 26th, 2006

Wah!

Posted by Amanda in General | 1 Comment »

December 17th, 2006

The spread of security theater

Posted by Amanda in Politics | 2 Comments »

December 15th, 2006

Passage

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December 9th, 2006

Please stop sending me your garbage

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