William B. Eustis suggests there’s surely a better way to say:<\/p>\n
\n“Drugs and alcohol<\/strong>.” — I know that this is a style
\nrequired by some organizations. It is clearly redundant and suggests
\nthat alcohol is not a drug.<\/li>\n“Substance abuse<\/strong>.” – What substance is being abused?
\nWalking on my lawn could be considered “SA.”<\/li>\n“Self-titled<\/strong>.” (As in: “Joe Blow’s new self
\n– titled CD\u0192”) What, the CD gave itself a name? Either use
\nthe title or use the perfectly useful “eponymous” and make
\n’em look it up.<\/li>\nA further note on “At this point in time<\/strong>.” – Not
\nonly is this used for “now,” it has also become a bad synonym
\nfor “then.”<\/li>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"William B. Eustis suggests there’s surely a better way to say: “Drugs and alcohol.” — I know that this is a style required by some organizations. It is clearly redundant and suggests that alcohol is not a drug. “Substance abuse.” … Continue reading