by Kevin Burton Made a comment yesterday about Ohio State’s successful start to the new college football season. One friend pointed out that Florida Atlantic is hardly a worthy opponent for THE Ohio State University. True enough. You’ve probably noticed that the first weekend of the season is filled with completely unwatchable …
Domino’s Indifference Leaves Bad Taste
by Kevin Burton A leading American pizza chain has turned its back on potential blind customers. Domino’s Pizza believes it should not have to make its website accessible to software used by the blind. It has taken the question to the US Supreme Court. California resident Guillermo Robles sued Domino’s in 2016 …
The Case Against “Whom”
By Kevin Burton Most often I side with tradition in the great language debates. The grammar and usage rules that make editors at the New York Times smile, make me happy as well, usually. I yearn to save the past participle the way some people seek to save the whales. I hear “should have …
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by Kevin Burton My fifth grade teacher Mrs. Groves is the first one I can remember asking me what I wanted to be when I grew up. She asked the whole class. We took turns peering into the future with ten-year-old eyes. If memory serves I said I wanted to be a news moderator …
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