tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post8454034497695008624..comments2024-03-03T04:40:39.492-05:00Comments on Fire Megan McArdle: Megan weighs in on Graeme Frostbradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06907349163323395529noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-62229093230437665172007-10-11T15:41:00.000-04:002007-10-11T15:41:00.000-04:00I'm pretty sure she started that as a way to subtl...I'm pretty sure she started that as a way to subtly brag that she writes for the Economist back when that gig started. You could tell it was deliberate, even though she claimed she "couldn't help it." There were too many instances of akward turn of phrases so she could use words like "savour" and "programme." I don't know if she's one of those morons that thinks it made her look smarter, but actually, quite the opposite. If a couple of weeks into a job that requires regionalistic writing makes you completely forget your education of 30 years prior, you're actually pretty damn stupid. Or should I say "bloody" stupid?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-75314595779562607402007-10-11T15:33:00.000-04:002007-10-11T15:33:00.000-04:00And why oh why does she persist with using the Bri...And why oh why does she persist with using the British spelling "neighbourhood?"<BR/><BR/>I guess that goes part and parcel with the condescension, now that I think about it.Fishbone McGoniglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10296472885854104262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-53864860176905089062007-10-10T16:37:00.000-04:002007-10-10T16:37:00.000-04:00It's lines like that "Maybe next time you'll liste...It's lines like that "Maybe next time you'll listen, hmmm?" that really irk me about McMegan. Why does she have to be so fucking condescending all the time?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com