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Rule No. 59: Real-world values rarely increase “exponentially.” It just sounds cooler than “a lot.”
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Rule No. 59: Real-world values rarely increase “exponentially.” It just sounds cooler than “a lot.”
Written by Alex
October 6, 2014 at 6:12 pm
Posted in Journalism, Journalism Rules, Language
Tagged with cliches, journalism, Journalism Rules, language, math
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Alex On your WVU hazing death story. I’m a ’85 graduate of the university, served as editor of the campus newspaper from ’84-’85 (the Daily Athenaeum). There was an eerily similar fraternity house death more than 30 years ago on campus. In fact, I think President Gee was there as well when it happened early in his college administrative career. A pledge or fraternity member died of exposure after a party at a fraternity house, it sparked a major investigation at the time (I think ’81 or ’82). Just a heads up for you. Paul B. Johnson
Paul Johnson
November 14, 2014 at 11:19 am