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Comments by larry_kunz
larry_kunz commented on the word hone
Many authorities consider "hone in" to be incorrect usage. I know I do. My preference is "home in."
October 27, 2010
larry_kunz commented on the user larry_kunz
I think that Monty Python's Norwegian parrot sketch is the definitive source for this. I remember "Ring down the curtain" from that one.
June 18, 2010
larry_kunz commented on the word defuse
If a situation is turning tense, and I do something to ease the tension, what's the right verb? Did I defuse the situation or diffuse the tension? Does it matter?
May 19, 2010
larry_kunz commented on the word viz
I'm fond of viz, although it's been out of vogue in the U.S. for the last 200 years or so. But recently I began working with a programming team in India, and to my delight I discovered that they use viz, at least in written communication, as much as Jefferson or Madison ever did.
I was distressed to see "viz a viz" used in place of vis-a-vis in the examples. Ugh!
May 19, 2010
larry_kunz commented on the word Afterglow
Here in the Bible belt, afterglow is the time after the end of a church service and before everyone gets in their cars to go home. Almost exclusively used in small towns by ladies age 60 and above.
May 15, 2010