Thursday, April 29, 2010

Calling Miss Manners ...


From the April 28, 2010, front page of The New York Times:

"Sir, I beg to disagree"
As the Ukraine Parliament passed a deal extending Russian use of a naval base, proceedings on Tuesday degenerated into fistfights and the throwing of eggs and smoke bombs.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Reportin' from Dogpatch


From the Wall Street Journal, which should know better:

"Late on Monday, Gizmodo provided a full account about how its source got ahold of the phone."

Do not use "ahold." Ever.