I agree that changes in language use -- and this happens in all languages, not just English -- often impoverish the language by altering the connotation of words. What often happens is that what had been neutral terms acquire a negative, even insulting, implication. Could we go back to using "idiot," "imbecile" and "moron" in their old clinical senses without calling to mind the offensive connotations that now encrust them? I doubt it. This is what has happened to "retarded." Like it or not, languages change because speech communities decide they need to change -- in other words, from below. And even those of us who are linguistic conservatives (and I count myself among them) sometimes have to recognize that we've lost a battle. See the Wikipedia article "Semantic change" for more on this fascinating topic.
Mapmakers often make tiny intentional mistakes (nonexistent towns, misspellings, etc.) to spot any copyright-violating copying by other mapmakers. Perhaps this was one of those and Google is just blowing smoke.
...the morons who introduce fish like pickerel and shiners into brook-trout waters should be tried, and if/when found guilty, lose their fishing privileges for life and be put to work in deer suits to serve as targets for poachers in DIFW stings.
Fortunately, Little Concord is small enough to be susceptible to Rotenone treatment, but in bigger lakes, the damage done by invasive species may be irreparable.
means not caring that people may be hurt or worse due to one's action or inaction. Texting while driving ought to fall into this category. When I was learning to fly at Twitchell Airport in Turner, my instructors kept hammering at the point: "When you're flying the airplane, FLY THE AIRPLANE." The same point needs to be emphasized in high-school driver-ed courses. Safe driving requires control, which in turn implies single-minded attention. Multitasking (whether it's texting, holding a cell phone, applying makeup or turning your head to talk to a back-seat passenger) is an open door to distraction and possible loss of control.
It's Oak Avenue, not Oak Street. Probably the shortest "avenue" in the solar system. And it has no oaks (I should know; I grew up there and spent years searching for a single oak).
[Wastewater Department Superintendent Shawn Brown of the wastewater district.]
He also runs the Department of Redundancy Department.
Snarky, pedantic comments OFF.
This sounds like a good idea, assuming the federal bucks remain available. The alternative would be doing it piecemeal with local funds, and that would take forever. In this case I'd vote to take the federal money and accept the loan terms. Nothing ruins your week faster than a failed sewer line.
There are three or four houses on Oak Avenue, depending on whether the sewer hookup for the Denison-Hathaway House is on Main Street or Oak. The town needs to remember that three of those houses are occupied by older, retired folks, including my mom. They'd better figure out a way to allow access to driveways when the excavation starts.
Holocaust survivors
That would be Judy Isaacson. Another was Gerda Haas, who also worked at Bates.
Language change
I agree that changes in language use -- and this happens in all languages, not just English -- often impoverish the language by altering the connotation of words. What often happens is that what had been neutral terms acquire a negative, even insulting, implication. Could we go back to using "idiot," "imbecile" and "moron" in their old clinical senses without calling to mind the offensive connotations that now encrust them? I doubt it. This is what has happened to "retarded." Like it or not, languages change because speech communities decide they need to change -- in other words, from below. And even those of us who are linguistic conservatives (and I count myself among them) sometimes have to recognize that we've lost a battle. See the Wikipedia article "Semantic change" for more on this fascinating topic.
Google mistake
Mapmakers often make tiny intentional mistakes (nonexistent towns, misspellings, etc.) to spot any copyright-violating copying by other mapmakers. Perhaps this was one of those and Google is just blowing smoke.
I thought ...
... there was an anti-nepotism law in Maine. I guess I was wrong.
Irrelevant observation
Not to minimize the wrongdoing here, but I couldn't help noticing:
"...he lived with Sprague for months and helped him with his insulin. She said Sprague needled her until she kicked him out of her home."
Clever.
When captured ...
...the morons who introduce fish like pickerel and shiners into brook-trout waters should be tried, and if/when found guilty, lose their fishing privileges for life and be put to work in deer suits to serve as targets for poachers in DIFW stings.
Fortunately, Little Concord is small enough to be susceptible to Rotenone treatment, but in bigger lakes, the damage done by invasive species may be irreparable.
Reckless driving ...
means not caring that people may be hurt or worse due to one's action or inaction. Texting while driving ought to fall into this category. When I was learning to fly at Twitchell Airport in Turner, my instructors kept hammering at the point: "When you're flying the airplane, FLY THE AIRPLANE." The same point needs to be emphasized in high-school driver-ed courses. Safe driving requires control, which in turn implies single-minded attention. Multitasking (whether it's texting, holding a cell phone, applying makeup or turning your head to talk to a back-seat passenger) is an open door to distraction and possible loss of control.
Lentils, or ...
... lintels?
If the former, it might explain some of the building's problems.
Snarky, pedantic comments
Snarky, pedantic comments ON.
It's Oak Avenue, not Oak Street. Probably the shortest "avenue" in the solar system. And it has no oaks (I should know; I grew up there and spent years searching for a single oak).
[Wastewater Department Superintendent Shawn Brown of the wastewater district.]
He also runs the Department of Redundancy Department.
Snarky, pedantic comments OFF.
This sounds like a good idea, assuming the federal bucks remain available. The alternative would be doing it piecemeal with local funds, and that would take forever. In this case I'd vote to take the federal money and accept the loan terms. Nothing ruins your week faster than a failed sewer line.
There are three or four houses on Oak Avenue, depending on whether the sewer hookup for the Denison-Hathaway House is on Main Street or Oak. The town needs to remember that three of those houses are occupied by older, retired folks, including my mom. They'd better figure out a way to allow access to driveways when the excavation starts.
Rear their head? Mr. Brown
Rear their head? Mr. Brown might have thought for a few more seconds before choosing his words.