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Christmas, the symphony orchestra put on a program that included songs from “The Merry Widow.” One of the solists had appeared with the orchestra before. Said the program notes: “We welcome her back with exhalation and excitement.” A little heavy breathing there.
Alabama is concerned these days about how to finance improvements in the public schools. Reported The Dothan Eagle: “Public debate has been spurious about raising property taxes.” Something that is spurious is false, fake, forged, illegitimate. My guess is that the staff writer reached for “spirited” and “furious,” and dropped both of them on the way.
Many writers, grasping for a high-toned word, confuse “corroborate” and “collaborate.” Thus a writer for Scripps-Howard reported last November that no New Jersey ministers had collaborated Ed Rollins’ confession of campaign shenanigans. In Seattle a reporter said that Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss has provided the names of political figures who were her customers, but the report “could not collaborate the information.” ,
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