An obscure law in the New York Times Styebook requires that reporters use at least one hifalutin word in every story. It’s the kind of word an average reader would ponder over and ask, “What the hell does that mean?” It is intended to indicate that the reporter passed college English 101. An example of the hifalutin law was in a Times story, published in the Boston Globe Oct. 28,… Read Article →
Monthly Archives: October 2020
Like the Energizer Bunny
Headline of the Day: That’s what you gotta use when a storm passes through and knocks out the power lines. “Somerville officer charged with battery.” — Boston Globe, Oct. 10, 2020