Today we introduce "In other words", a new feature at NoM that will probably only occur this once. In it, taking wordings used in various published media and find less ridiculous ways of putting them. It's possible, but not certain, that it was inspired by a colleague of mine who suggested that Metric's song "Patriarch on a Vespa" should be retitled "My Dad Rides a Scooter".
In any event, today's edition looks at a sentence written by the Calgary Herald's Renata D'Aliesio, in this article: "Stelmach is the first premier from the Edmonton area since Don Getty." While that's true, wouldn't a better wording have been "Ralph Klein wasn't from the Edmonton area"?
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Tee hee. I like it.
In your first sentence, the word "only" should be after "occur" and before "this once". As it reads currently, this new feature will occur but not do other things as well this one time.
- Mustafa Hirji
Mustafa, do not, under any circumstances, change.
Two straight blog posts inspired by me? I'm touched Steve.
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