Several years ago the Plano Star Courier reported that more students had passed a particular test than the year before. While the Dallas Morning News reported that the passing rate for this test was ten per cent lower as compared to the previous year. Both stories are true. The facts were that more students had [...]
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Cognomen Label Sobriquet
They all mean the same thing: Label. (But aren’t those cool words? Cognomen. Sobriquet. I could be a real word snob. Why don’t we use more words like these?) There is a classic Saturday Night Live bit where Chevy Chase will mutter insults under his breath while talking with or about someone else. “I would like [...]
Becoming Audience
This past Sunday I was attending Sunday School and the teacher was discussing ethics and the issues we face today. He had filled a whiteboard with words and phrases like: reproduction, abortion, education, creation, animal rights, the environment, marriage, crime, punishment, immigration, the economy. He asked if there was anything else to add to the [...]
