This one was too good to let slip by:
In Tuesday's Herald-Press, the top story concerned Huntington possibly getting a high-speed fiber optic system in the next couple of years, written by Jennifer (If That Is Your Real Name) Kannon.
Jennifer seemed to be searching for a word, and couldn't quite get it nailed down.
"We will be (installing) cables all the way to the customer premise which will be serving all of Huntington.”
The basic premise is that "premise" is not correct.
Try again.
"We'll be doing a complete construction project in Huntington and then once the consumer signs up we take the fiber all the way to the preemies."
Wow. You know, you can almost forgive the first one until you see the second one.
How many premature babies actually need high-speed Internet or watch cable?
But we're glad the company is offering that option.
Just for the record, the missing word is "premises," which is not a very good word to use in that situation. "House" would have been a better choice. And easier to spell, presumably.
But thanks for playing, Jennifer. Please accept these parting gifts before you leave town. Soon.
On a side note, there was a sports teaser on page one about the Huntington North swim meet, which was called a "duel" meet. Backstroke at 10 paces, anyone?
Again, the correct word is "dual."
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How about the flooding problems on "St. Joe Street"?
ReplyDeleteI'm still waiting for them to get "I.T." correct.. it's not internet technology, it's information technology..... *sigh*
ReplyDeleteWhat about them calling the company Cinergy Medianet? It was always reported previously as Cinergy Metronet.
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