tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021450099193451157.post5233080971094505450..comments2024-03-13T14:50:33.210-05:00Comments on Words Going Wild: Ave Atque Vale, Edwin NewmanJim Bernhardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02002078047052060275noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021450099193451157.post-85414088261381729812010-09-27T12:11:54.931-05:002010-09-27T12:11:54.931-05:00I always did like Newman -- just wasn't sure w...I always did like Newman -- just wasn't sure why. Now I realize that it's because he just KNEW when/that he was right!<br />With his death, and the recent-ish loss of Walter Cronkite, and the not-at-all-recent deaths of Huntley and Brinkley [just to name a few], we've lost newscasters (and they'd ALL probably hate that term) who actually valued the English language and used it well. Now we have talking heads who are willing to stoop to whatever level it takes to reach the greatest number of viewers, which means writing and talking on about a 4th-grade level. Sad.frogprofnoreply@blogger.com