Jingoists. Webster's New World College dictionary defines jingo, the root of jingoist, as a person who boasts of his or her patriotism and favors an aggressive, threatening, warlike foreign policy; chauvinist. Origin: < phr. by jingo in the refrain of a patriotic Brit music-hall song (1878): orig. ? euphemism for Jesus. Merriam-Webster agrees on the origin. In this instance, the writer is using the word to describe the various factions of thought that could arise if/when Egypt becomes democratic.
Catch of the week:
UF professor arrested for credit card fraud
This headline is potentially libelous in my opinion. Arrested for? How about charged with instead? While the writer used proper AP Style in the article, the headline is a large error.
Headline of the week:
Boring. Other than those in the Peace Corps, or who have a relation to it, not many people would care about this story based on the headline. I would change it to: Social networking connecting UF Peace Corp volunteers. Being an alligator story, the usage of social networking in the headline would lead to more people interested in the story.
Passage of the week:
Remember when Woods was young, back when he was a skinny college guy who barely filled out his shirt? He was all elasticity, so limber and flexible that watching him play golf was like watching a boy shoot rubber bands.
This passage comes from a Sally Jenkins column in the Washington Post about Tiger Woods. As a golfer and golf fan, I can remember Tiger coming up as an amateur. I watched him win the U.S. Amateur at TPC Sawgrass as a kid, and this passage took me right back to that day.
Good, but you slugged this 3 not 4 - fyi.
ReplyDeleteGreat word.
Catch: Or how about charged in credit card fraud so you don't lose that info - keep it DWI - dense with info - a mantra of mine you will hear much more about.