does this HTML make my blog look fat?: Tribune Co. CEO Randy Michaels issues list of 119 words and phrases that must never be used on his AM radio station
Flee” meaning “run away” “Good” or “bad” news “Laud” meaning “praise” “Seek” meaning “look for” “Some” meaning “about” “Two to one margin” … “Two to one” is a ratio, not a margin. A margin is measured in points. It’s not a ratio. “Yesterday” in a lead sentence “Youth” meaning “child” 5…
From the article: Sure, you’d think the chief executive officer of a company struggling to emerge from bankruptcy and desperate to salvage an $8 billion buyout-gone-bad would have better things to do than pester his underlings with crazy proclamations. But in the case of Tribune Co. CEO Randy Michaels, you’d be wrong.
But wait. You’re telling me asking them to use clear language, eschew cliche and smite redundancy is a crazy proclamation? I’m just glad to see a news CEO caring about what gets broadcast/published!
Source: echuckles
