Newscasters speaking in ‘-ing’ are creating a tense situation

Nathan Bierma — Wed, 10 Nov 2004 20:00:37 +0000

Milk sales are up, reported NBC's Peter Alexander last month on "Nightly News." What Alexander said was this: "America's favorite drink at home now becoming a popular choice for families on the go." Not "is becoming," but "now becoming." This strange syntax is getting more common on television news.

At the end of the day, ‘back in the day’ just means ‘past’

Nathan Bierma — Thu, 24 Jun 2004 20:00:55 +0000

CNN anchor Soledad O'Brien once owned a lavender Citroen, she recalled on the air June 10. "Wow! That was back in the day," her guest remarked. "That was so back in the day it's not even funny," O'Brien replied. "I don't want to talk about it anymore." Which "day" we are talking about is not always clear, but there has been a lot of going back to it lately.

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Newscasters speaking in ‘-ing’ are creating a tense situation

At the end of the day, ‘back in the day’ just means ‘past’