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Karen Virag

GETTABLE GRAMMAR: Taking issue with « issues »

juillet 11, 2013 by Karen Virag | 4 commentaires sur GETTABLE GRAMMAR: Taking issue with « issues »

I think I remember the first time I heard the word issues used as a synonym for problems. I was watching a long-forgotten television sitcom, and one character commented on another’s weird behaviour by saying, “She has issues.” She overenunciated the word issues and at the same time made little scratching gestures with her index […]

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Wilf Popoff

WASTED WORDS: A World Without Problems

juin 11, 2013 by Wilf Popoff | Un commentaire sur WASTED WORDS: A World Without Problems

“Houston we have a challenge!” “This is Houston Apollo. What do you mean by challenge?” “A power drop in one of the two main electrical circuits.” “That’s a problem Apollo. Can’t copy challenge.” I’ve altered parts of this celebrated exchange from 43 years ago to support my case. At the time challenge was a word […]

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