Word of the week: detritus. Webster's New College World says the definition is fragments of rock produced by disintegration, abrasion, etc; or any debris. Origin: Latin, a rubbing away: see detriment. The American Heritage Dictionary also gives a French origin from détritus, from Latin dētrītus, from past participle of dēterere, to lessen, wear away; see detriment. The writer is using the word to detail the landscape in Benghazi after air strikes began today in Libya.
Catch of the week: Man seriously injured in Colfax hit-and-run. Correct AP Style is "hit and run" for a noun and "hit-and-run" for an adjective. In this headline, the usage is clearly a noun, but the writer used the hyphenated adjective instead. The fact that it's an online hed makes it even less forgivable. There isn't a length restraint, so the writer could have used accident after "hit-and-run" but chose not to.
Headline of the week: Law school addition includes professional courtroom. Not bad, but not very DWI. I would go with "Addition at Levin opens, new courtroom attracts pros." The addition is more than just the courtroom, but the fact that it is already attracting lawyers is a big deal in my opinion.
Passage of the week:
"Corey?" called the drama teacher. "You ready, Corey?"
Corey didn't answer. He was focused on becoming George.
Being someone else is much easier than being himself.
Concise and carefully crafted. Lane DeGregory knows how to hit home with her words, and she does it again with this feature on an autistic actor.
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