tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021450099193451157.post2490748084877170153..comments2024-03-13T14:50:33.210-05:00Comments on Words Going Wild: Eyeball This!Jim Bernhardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02002078047052060275noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021450099193451157.post-11400886087509216152009-10-29T17:49:36.786-05:002009-10-29T17:49:36.786-05:00It reminds me of the story about Kate Smith, who w...It reminds me of the story about Kate Smith, who when Hawking (There is another one, Jim)Doeskin Tissues called them the best "kleenex" around. <br />-hal.hal_spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09703302959749510284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021450099193451157.post-62442246164743460042009-10-28T17:12:33.180-05:002009-10-28T17:12:33.180-05:00Daddy always objected [as did his hero, Nero -- Wo...Daddy always objected [as did his hero, Nero -- Wolfe, that is] to the use of "contact", "impact," and "access" as verbs. As the Grammar Nazi at TMIT, I know that I'm fighting a losing battle against technospeak ... but my [French-but-now-American-citizen] boss at least backs me up on the "access" thing. If nothing ELSE.<br />Whew.Annemarshnoreply@blogger.com