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| Author: | J Kaufman [ Tue Apr 09, 2013 8:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | Language corner |
Yet another Law of Journalistic Writing gets its comeuppance. As I learned it in newsrooms, you could be pissed on, but you couldn't be blamed on. Blame excuses Where to point the finger Quote: By Merrill Perlman [CJR]
“Deer Creek blames fire on science experiment,” read one headline. “Arsonist blames fire on living conditions,” said another. Some people would take umbrage with both of those sentences, asserting that the finger of blame was pointing in the wrong direction. The preposition wanted here, they would say, is “for,” not “on.” |
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