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Another stupid phrase

Another stupid phrase, snow event instead of snow storm.

From the tv weather.
As good as "with steer by wire, since there is no steering column, during an accident, the steering wheel, won't be forced into your safety space.
(And not into your chest either.)

Posters should say where they live, and for which area they are asking questions. I was born and then lived in Western Pa. 10 years
Indianapolis 7 years
Chicago 6 years
Brooklyn, NY 12 years
Baltimore 26 years
  

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[nq:1]Another stupid phrase, snow event instead of snow storm. From the tv weather. As good as "with steer by wire, since there is no steering column, during an accident, the steering wheel, won't be forced into your safety space.

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  • [nq:1]Another stupid phrase, snow event instead of snow storm.
  • From the tv weather.
  • As good as "with steer by wire, since there is no steering column, during an accident, the steering wheel, won't be forced into your safety space.
  • )[/nq] Aw, c'mon, mm With the Web laying waste to traditional media, the likes of newspapers and TV news have to differentiate themselves somehow.
  • So they adopt a vocabulary with just enough variation from what's expected as to make the audience feel like insiders.
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[nq:1]Another stupid phrase, snow event instead of snow storm. From the tv weather. As good as "with steer by wire, since there is no steering column, during an accident, the steering wheel, won't be forced into your safety space. (And not into your chest either.)[/nq]
Aw, c'mon, mm With the Web laying waste to traditional media, the likes of newspapers and TV news have to differentiate themse
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[nq:1]How else explain, for example, the prevalence among so many TV newsreaders (who, you'll notice, have been calling themselves "anchors" ... "It is"? I do think that "safety space" is a but much, however. What ever happened to "zone of safety"?[/nq]
I was quite happy with "comfort zone"

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[nq:2]How else explain, for example, the prevalence among so many ... but much, however. What ever happened to "zone of safety"?[/nq]
[nq:1]I was quite happy with "comfort zone"[/nq]
How about "wellness" for "health."
Gary Eickmeier
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