Year: 2017
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Gantlet
I did a double-take when I saw today’s New York Times headline “A Big Step in Roger Federer’s Comeback, but a Gantlet Awaits Him” because I always thought the correct word is gauntlet. But I learned something new today, courtesy of Grammarist. Gantlet was the original spelling of the word referring to a form of…
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WhiteHouse.gov archives are a small positive step in preserving digital history
As a new administration prepares to take office this month, I’m concerned about attempts to rewrite history. The President-Elect is notably inconsistent in his opinions and stances over the years. And, in the few years he’s been on Twitter, he’s taken to deleting any inconvenient past posts. At the state level, in Wisconsin, Governor Scott Walker’s…