Picking on the Paper
From a story in today's local newspaper about growing old:
Fair enough. A real Roman centurion definitely qualifies as a "senior citizen," by a margin of a more than a few centuries. I simply didn't realize we had any of them in Midland.
And from the real estate section, in a description of the "home of the week":
The writer is obviously quite careful to avoid the appearance of exaggeration. We wouldn't want anyone to think that we're declaring that room to be absolutely unique.
bedroom is slightly unique
The real estate industry is beset with truth in advertising rules. This Realtor© is just trying to avoid a lawsuit, possibly from a irate centurion.
Posted by: Wallace-Midland, Texas at June 26, 2005 10:38 PMFrom what I've seen in the movies, Wallace, I'd watch my grammar when trying to avoid irate centurions. They're sticklers.
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I suspect the word they were looking for was "centenarian" ... the same root, but definitely a different and exclusive branch of the shrub that grew from that root.
Posted by: Jeff at June 26, 2005 07:30 PM