Took mom to the airport today. Because she has a bad back, she was told she had the opportunity to "pre-board" the plane. When I heard that, I thought I might keel over and require the use of her wheelchair.
Attention all airport employees, especially those with access to microphones: "Pre-board" is not a word. The act of boarding is still "boarding," whenever it takes place.
If you board late, is that "post-boarding"? Doesn't make any sense, does it? It's the same with "pre-board." That's why the use of "pre-board" should be banned. Instead, people should be allowed to board early. Is that so difficult to say?
I hope everyone out there will inform airline personnel whenever they hear this offending term. Thanks.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Friday, May 8, 2009
Finally!
I hate to use exclamation points. To say they are overused is an understatement. It's easy to stick an exclamation point at the end of a sentence, but that doesn't make the sentence exciting. If the words are exciting, there's no need for a punctuation mark.
But this is one time when an exclamation point is called for. I just finished putting the 410 Forum site online. Putting together a Web site is no easy task. But if you're hoping to be a journalist, it's something you have to understand and experience. I hope by completing this project, I can do a better job teaching my students about what they'll be doing in the real world.
The Forum is a way for students in my Advanced News and Feature Writing class to learn a little about online publishing and get their work published on the Web.
The site was designed by Tom Trelogan, a philosophy professor by day and our college webmaster by night. Thanks, Tom, the site looks great! Thanks also to Nick Eastham, an instructional designer with the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning. Tom and Nick answered many, many questions for me.
Thanks especially to my JMC410 students, who did a wonderful job this semester. I am so impressed with all of you! I really learned a lot this semester, and I hope you did, too.
But this is one time when an exclamation point is called for. I just finished putting the 410 Forum site online. Putting together a Web site is no easy task. But if you're hoping to be a journalist, it's something you have to understand and experience. I hope by completing this project, I can do a better job teaching my students about what they'll be doing in the real world.
The Forum is a way for students in my Advanced News and Feature Writing class to learn a little about online publishing and get their work published on the Web.
The site was designed by Tom Trelogan, a philosophy professor by day and our college webmaster by night. Thanks, Tom, the site looks great! Thanks also to Nick Eastham, an instructional designer with the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning. Tom and Nick answered many, many questions for me.
Thanks especially to my JMC410 students, who did a wonderful job this semester. I am so impressed with all of you! I really learned a lot this semester, and I hope you did, too.
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