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When a Nation Forgets Its Own Clichés (‘Hanker Down’ Edition)
From our neverending Language Police blotter As always, the hardworking staff is on the differently clichéd beat like Brown on Williamson. And the past several months have provided a myriad of mangled phrases. Call the roll: • Back in November, David Mark, co-author … Continue reading
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Tagged Ayatollah Khamenei, Bayou State, Bobby Jindal, Boston 2024, Boston Herald, David Mark, differently clichéd beat, Dog Whistles Walk-Backs & Washington Handshakes, Financial Times, Hurricane Katrina, Iran nuclear deal, Language Police, like Brown on Williamson, Monday Note, MSNBC, NBC News, Nikkei, NPR, Pi Day, Scott Walker
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Un(L)abashed Admiration For Wounded Warriors
The Weekly Standard’s Matt Labash is proudly loutish in many ways (see anything from his Standard piece Down with Facebook! to his regular Ask Matt Labash columns for the Daily Caller), but, man, can he write. Exhibit Umpteen: His latest … Continue reading
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Tagged Detroit, Fallujah, Haiti, Hurricane Katrina, Matt Labash, Warriors and Quiet Waters, Weekly Standard
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