hu·bris (hy  br s)
also hy·bris (h -)n.
Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance: mon·ster hu·bris (m  nst r (hybrs)n. Overbearing
pride or presumption; arrogance having structural defects or
deformities; Newsweek Magazine |
.  Monster Hubris |
| ter·mi·nal
syph·i·lit·ic hu·bris (tûr m-nl) (sf -ltk) (hybrs)n
Causing, ending in, or approaching death; fatal:
Overbearing
pride or presumption; arrogance having structural defects or
deformities caused by syphilitic liberal brain rot. Vanity Fair |
Should Vanity Fair Be a Spelling Vigilante? Just as New York Times public editor Arthur S. Brisbane is concerned whether his newspaper is printing lies or the truth, we here at V.F. are looking for reader input on whether and when Vanity Fair should spell “words” correctly in the stories we publish. One example: the word “maintenance” seems like it should only have one “a” in it. It should be “maintenence,” right? But it’s not. So is it our job as reporters and editors to spell it correctly? Another example: who decides “Michele Bachmann” should be spelled with one “l” in “Michele” and two “n”s in “Bachmann”? I’ve never seen it spelled like that in any other circumstance, so should we print it just because that’s how she spells it? I don’t know. |
scream-of-consciousness; "If you're trying to change minds and influence people it's probably not a good idea to say that virtually all elected Democrats are liars, but what the hell."
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One of the reasons our young people are spelling words like "reasons" as "reason's" is because they don't read books anymore. The only role models they're likely to see as writers of the English language are those featured in the material they DO read, which is stuff like Vanity Fair.
ReplyDeleteSo, yes, "reporters," and especially "editors" of Vanity Fair, it's your job.
I despair. I truly do.
MichigammeDave
This is their job?
ReplyDelete"Another example: who decides “Michele Bachmann” should be spelled with one “l” in “Michele” and two “n”s in “Bachmann”? I’ve never seen it spelled like that in any other circumstance, so should we print it just because that’s how she spells it? I don’t know."
News media professionals are not very professional at all. For example,everyone on Fox news pronounces liposuction incorrectly. You know, the act of sucking lipids out of the body. It's not pronounced lYposuction. Idiots. Just one of my peeves I guess.
ReplyDeleteAnd "decimate" means "reduce by 10%," not "devastate;" and "unique" is absolute, not comparative; and Romney and Gingrich are not really members of the "extreme right wing" of the Republican Party.
ReplyDeleteI'm going back to bed.
MichigammeDave
Their real problem is that there's only one "L" in Michele Bachmann,
ReplyDeletesince they're sure that the correct spelling is "Michelle,"
as in Obama.
And why isn't is spelled "Faire" (olde tyme), "Fare" (more phonetic) "Faya" (Mass.)?
It isn't. It's pronounced Eye-gore.
"facts" ..."words"
ReplyDeletetomayto ... tomahto
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