AJC abandons its roots

WolvEagle · Apr 19, 2010

Sorry to threadjack....Our paper will not use "rule of thumb" because of its roots. According to www.phrases.org/uk: "The 'rule of thumb' has been said to derive from the belief that English law allowed a man to beat his wife with a stick so long as it is was no thicker than his thumb."

Sorry to appear to be a jerk, but I am good friends with someone who was a victim of said "rule of thumb."

We use phrases like "as a general rule," etc.

da man · Apr 19, 2010

Drip said:

tagline said:

Drip said:

It's sad that the AJC is leaving Atlanta. It's even sadder that the NY Times makes a huge editing blunder. If the building was built in 1972, how could Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. enter it? He died in 1968.

"The newspaper has said that the move will save money without affecting news coverage. The 1972 downtown building, a bunkerish affair that looks like it was built to repel rioters, has been largely empty since several rounds of cuts decreased the newsroom staff by more than 50 percent and the printing operations were consolidated in Gwinnett County last year.

The building was once a hub of activity, a de rigueur stop for candidates on election nights and, in its nearby earlier incarnations, a place where civil rights leaders like the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. went to exhort editorial boards. "
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I believe that the phrase "in its nearby earlier incarnations" clearly means the newspaper buildings that stood before this one was built in 1972.
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I thought the same way too, initially. However, after reading it several times, I didn't walk away with that meaning.
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Then you're thinking way too hard, because that's what it means. It's very clear.

VJ · Apr 19, 2010

Completely random but look at their front page today at Newseum. Not a single mention of the Hawks playoff game, not even in a teaser.

Drip · Apr 19, 2010

da man said:

Drip said:

tagline said:

Drip said:

It's sad that the AJC is leaving Atlanta. It's even sadder that the NY Times makes a huge editing blunder. If the building was built in 1972, how could Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. enter it? He died in 1968.

"The newspaper has said that the move will save money without affecting news coverage. The 1972 downtown building, a bunkerish affair that looks like it was built to repel rioters, has been largely empty since several rounds of cuts decreased the newsroom staff by more than 50 percent and the printing operations were consolidated in Gwinnett County last year.

The building was once a hub of activity, a de rigueur stop for candidates on election nights and, in its nearby earlier incarnations, a place where civil rights leaders like the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. went to exhort editorial boards. "
Click to expand...

I believe that the phrase "in its nearby earlier incarnations" clearly means the newspaper buildings that stood before this one was built in 1972.
Click to expand...

I thought the same way too, initially. However, after reading it several times, I didn't walk away with that meaning.
Click to expand...

Then you're thinking way too hard, because that's what it means. It's very clear.
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Evidently, it wasn't THAT clear.

nietsroob17 · Apr 19, 2010

VJ said:

Completely random but look at their front page today at Newseum. Not a single mention of the Hawks playoff game, not even in a teaser.
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That's because Game 1 was on Saturday. Unless you're wanting a refer to a story on tonight's Game 2.

VJ · Apr 19, 2010

Durr that was not bright. My bad.

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