This might be headed “Barb trade of the day.” I just saw a Boston Globe headline, Sept. 7, 2016, “Clinton, Trump trade barbs on national security.” Wondering how often they trade barbs,I went to Google, and got 3,300 hits for “Clinton,Trump trade barbs…” and 7,090 for “Trump, Clinton trade barbs….” Guess there’s no requirement for equality and balance in barb-trade headlinese. -Robert Skole
Monthly Archives: September 2016
Journalese of the Day: Bobby? A mobster nickname?
As you know, there’s a journalese law that requires all mobsters be given a nick-name. No other trade gets this honor, except professional sports. Well, it looks like the nicknames are getting thin, as indicated by this story in the Boston Globe, Aug. 3, 2016, about a 61-year-old plumber being charged in the slaying [note: all mob murders are slayings] of a nightclub owner in 1993. The plumber has no… Read Article →