A friend at CBS News, when I was a correspondent at the Tiffany network, was a perfectionist when it came to grammar. If some poor schnook carelessly used “he” instead of “him” or “I” instead of “me” he would smile – the kind of smile one reserves for dimwits – roll his eyes, and after correcting the offender he’d mentally file the mistake roughly in the same category as the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Melania and the Media
Melania and the Media
Melania and the Media
A friend at CBS News, when I was a correspondent at the Tiffany network, was a perfectionist when it came to grammar. If some poor schnook carelessly used “he” instead of “him” or “I” instead of “me” he would smile – the kind of smile one reserves for dimwits – roll his eyes, and after correcting the offender he’d mentally file the mistake roughly in the same category as the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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