Tuesday, September 20, 2005

Why definitions are important

So the Ol' Man has had many an editor stop him mid-story and say, "But wait, what is a/an _______? Our readers might not know what a/an ________ is. So you have to explain it. Define it."

Journalism 101, he knows.

This, therefore, is priceless and should make every reporter out there roll his/her eyes pretty hazel/blue/brown eyes.

Swinging involves having social and sexual intercourse with someone other than a spouse, boyfriend or girlfriend. It primarily involves couples.

Does it, now?

1 comment:

Joelle said...

Just a guess, now, but of the three potential eye colors, is it possible you have a favorite? Your examples lack a certain, um, parallelism...