[78-L] Bing Article in today's WSJ^

[Julian Vein]

Geoffrey Wheeler wrote:
> Al Simmons says:“It's not only careless editing but illiterate as well.
> "If bing Crosby WEREN'T" is correct English ...not "wasn't"
> But it don't not bother me no more.  It's all over the place,”
> 
> That is only paragraph one. How about:
> 
> “Touching” instead of “touching upon” in paragraph 2. As it is, neither 
> form “touches” me.
> 
> Instead of his original sentence structure in paragraph 2, how about: 
> “He was the first major pop vocalist to incorporate in his singing the 
> swinging rhythms and improvisatory essence of the new American music 
> called jazz.”
> 
> What does “harder-to-hear later portions of his career” (paragraph 4) 
> mean? I don’t have any problem hearing Bing. I just press my ear 
> trumpet against the loud speaker.
> 
> Regrettably, one can find all kinds of spelling, punctuation, 
> grammatical, and word-choice mistakes in today’s media. So far, my 
> favorites just this morning are “passers by” and “the Couple were.” 
> Recent favorites include “uriniating,” “Personnel and Confidential,” 
> “wind turbans” (those clever A-rabs and Seeks!), “physical review” for 
> “fiscal review,” “glutton” for gluten, and this sign in a Ft. Wayne, 
> Indiana laundry: “For sanitary reasons, there are no Burmese people 
> allowed.”
> _______________________________________________
Try this!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/apr/19/penguin-cook-book

One of my pet annoyances is the superfluous use of "different" ("I 
visited six different countries").

      Julian Vein



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