I strive not to make this blog about my own pet peeves (with the possible exception of the occasional political post). But I cannot resist a little rant about the egregious misuse of near-homophones in everyday writing.
I read an article today about Wal-Mart, which has become (according to the author) a "lightening" rod for dozens of lawsuits. Since lightening refers specifically to either the process of becoming lighter in color or the "dropping" of the fetus into the pelvic cavity during late pregnancy, I wonder which meaning the author intended. Perhaps Wal-Mart uses some proprietary stick to literally lighten the color of those lawsuit documents? Or is there some formerly unknown obstetric device which can hasten the fetus' descent into the pelvis?
Or maybe the author of this article is, like me, working without an editor.
Posted by jimj at October 5, 2004 08:30 PM | TrackBack