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Old 04-01-2020, 11:35 PM
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Hi Peter & All,

The one that makes me chuckle loudest is the word "evacuated" used in the media, frequently in the following way

"Fifteen people in Smithtown today were evacuated when a fire broke-out in ..."

No. No. No.

They weren't evacuated in Smithtown, they were evacuated from Smithtown -- unless of course there was a large industrial-strength sucking machine that was attached to the individuals in question, removing their inside-bits.

I bemoan the apparent disappearance of sub-editors.


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L.
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