Uneasy Rhetoric

There is a good article in today’s UCLA Daily Bruin about word choice. Although I disagree to some extent with the article’s title - “Editorial: Words should be chosen for accuracy, not shock” - I think the reporter is on the right track.
Briefly, the article discusses the fact that the representative of a textbook [...]

I was all set to put my PHP skills to the test and set up one of those “email the governor” sites so people could encourage Governor Schwarzenegger to retretrofit his Hummer for fuel cell technology.
The first article I read, on Yahoo, made it sound as though nothing was being done; however, the article I [...]

Sooner or later I’m going to get around to my opinion of Google’s Gmail, which I’ve been testing. For now though, let me just say that I have good reasons to stay with Oddpost, which, although it costs $30/year, is worth every penny, especially now that they have implemented filters, a feature that has [...]

Isn’t that funny? A few days ago, in response to Kerry’s “Misery Index,” the Republicans released their Index De Le Miserables. Given my last post, I couldn’t let that one pass.
First, “Miserables” is a plural noun, therefore, the article “le” should be “les.” Second, in French “de” and “les” contract to “des.” [...]

Thank you, Language Log.
Not surprisingly, John Kerry speaks excellent French. Also not surprisingly, he doesn’t want to display his “puissance” in public, for fear of the wrath of the conservative punditry. Rush Limbaugh has already made some hay about this non-issue, as have a slough of other conservatives.
This is sad. I would [...]