tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post115112591789644450..comments2023-11-10T16:19:46.880-05:00Comments on Blogslot: An Area OpportunityUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-1154094464911365912006-07-28T09:47:00.000-04:002006-07-28T09:47:00.000-04:00I'm a little late posting this, but ads in newspap...I'm a little late posting this, but ads in newspapers are calling <I>Superman Returns</I> the "must-see movie event of the summer." Movie <B>event</B>? Perhaps opening night, with all the stars, glitz, and glamour, is a movie event, but a movie is a movie is a movie; no matter how much is spent on special effects, I wouldn't call three hours of staring at a screen and eating popcorn eventful.co-edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00885655804797771228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-1154094122554894852006-07-28T09:42:00.000-04:002006-07-28T09:42:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.co-edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00885655804797771228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-1152956846231830012006-07-15T05:47:00.000-04:002006-07-15T05:47:00.000-04:00Visit the affordable place for unique web content,...Visit the affordable place for unique web content, web design, and SEO at http://contentresourcecenter.commeganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00114407490417725996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-1152573803219311812006-07-10T19:23:00.000-04:002006-07-10T19:23:00.000-04:00A few years ago a newspaper columnist in my neck o...A few years ago a newspaper columnist in my neck of the woods referred to local news as The Adventures of Area Man. As in, this guy doesn't necessarily live in your town, or ours, but he may live 50 miles from you/us so he's in the Area! Come and bask in his reflected glory (or shame).<BR/><BR/>Around here in the past 15-20 years, there's been a trend among newspapers to go regional in an effort to attract readers, even to the point of name changes. The (City Name) (Paper Name) is now The Daily (Paper Name), or just The (Paper Name).<BR/><BR/>Our weathercasters are also into "events." Also "activity." This morning, thunderstorm activity caused me to suffer a power outage event. Or perhaps a power outage product.niicelaadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02659262816494180919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-1152344680082473972006-07-08T03:44:00.000-04:002006-07-08T03:44:00.000-04:00TimBlog:You're assuming summer starts with the sum...TimBlog:<BR/><BR/>You're assuming summer starts with the summer solstice, which is unwarranted climatologically. For instance, if you're in Chicago, your summer runs roughly Memorial Day-Labor Day, or slightly shorter. If you're in St. Louis, it runs the same or slightly longer.<BR/><BR/>If you're down in Dallas, where I am, it runs first week in May-first week in October.<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, sociologically, summer is still generally considered to run Memorial Day-Labor Day, primarily due to our nine-month school system, of course.Gadflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13075757287807731373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-1152344481006532882006-07-08T03:41:00.000-04:002006-07-08T03:41:00.000-04:00Prof, Third Reading:There's "rain events" here in ...Prof, Third Reading:<BR/><BR/>There's "rain events" here in Dallas, according to the TV folks. Or would that be the TV-area folks? If the chance of rain is 50 percent, does that put you in a "rain event area"?Gadflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13075757287807731373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-1152142232023915262006-07-05T19:30:00.000-04:002006-07-05T19:30:00.000-04:00Was there some confusion with "D.C. area"? I don't...Was there some confusion with "D.C. area"? I don't understand what it would be.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512881095588291721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-1151738395409481092006-07-01T03:19:00.000-04:002006-07-01T03:19:00.000-04:00Words are very rascals: waste them and your piece ...Words are very rascals: waste them and your piece is cooked. I write features on houses and, believe me, I need each word in the right spot. 'Room' applies to formal public spaces; 'area' is a place with a fantastic view - indoors or out - or a specific purpose, e.g., 'work area,' 'eating area' or 'mud-wrestling area' - you get my point. Connotations can be rascally too. 'Play area' should be strictly avoided. Ditto with stodgy references such as 'butler's pantry.' I prefer 'servery' or if you must, 'serving area.' But forget all of that. Houses come to life on a page with references that take in the colors, depth, textures, dimension and history of its walls and spaces. 'Scumble-glazed chamois walls and rough-timbered ceilings' will say more than 'room.' Likewise, 'African funerary masks, Afghan rifles and a Mexican grain bowl frame a banco, and a photogravure by Edward S. Curtis hangs above the hearth...' describes a room I'd like to see. Writers stuck on particular expressions such as 'room' and 'area' might consider an armchair tour through the works of Richard Meier, Renzo Piano, Jean Nouvel or Santiago Calatrava for a glimpse of the brainsplitting spaces that create new terms for the places where we live and work.Laura Hurst-Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08126176016641797437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-1151693640265439772006-06-30T14:54:00.000-04:002006-06-30T14:54:00.000-04:00I think the Washington, D.C. thing is unique. DC i...I think the Washington, D.C. thing is unique. DC is so small and the surrounding areas are a major community element. It is cumbersome to say "The Greater Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area", but that's usually what we mean. Otherwise, we just say "in the District". What do you think?<BR/><BR/>P.S. Love your blog. I love words and I always learn something new from you.Pagan Marburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13695227992769229191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-1151540813996077362006-06-28T20:26:00.000-04:002006-06-28T20:26:00.000-04:00More clunk weatherspeak: "Precipitation event."Wha...More clunk weatherspeak: "Precipitation event."<BR/><BR/>What's wrong with "rain"?writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04814347266534320084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-1151516598629497522006-06-28T13:43:00.000-04:002006-06-28T13:43:00.000-04:00You must avoid TV weather then, or it would send y...You must avoid TV weather then, or it would send you, as it does me, into a tizzy: "There's an opportunity for rain showers in the downtown area after 12 noon later today."<BR/><BR/>And sports anchors, fuhgeddaboutit!Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16156896794811327893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-1151334962827461432006-06-26T11:16:00.000-04:002006-06-26T11:16:00.000-04:00I was interviewing a chef at an "adult steakhouse"...I was interviewing a chef at an "adult steakhouse" the other day (yes, I know how ludicrous that sounds) when the DJ announces that another "tipping opportunity" was at hand for one of the dancers.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08702385448416310372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-1151152749357283562006-06-24T08:39:00.000-04:002006-06-24T08:39:00.000-04:00Same goes for "power play opportunity" in hockey, ...Same goes for "power play opportunity" in hockey, eh?M@https://www.blogger.com/profile/13408488215496128814noreply@blogger.com