From Longtime Friend & Reader Weetabix:
This morning on the radio, the host called an idea “far-fletched” before describing the problems with the idea. The guest then said, “You hit it right on the nail.”
1) Is a “far-fletched” idea one that has better fletching so it can fly farther?
2) Did the guest believe the host was trying to hammer his thumb on purpose?
Good questions, both. In mitigation: radio is a live medium so people can misspeak while expressing an opinion — but that’s all the more reason to gather one’s thoughts before expressing them.
The spoken language is far removed from the written. Gates of horn, gates of ivory. If you’re functionally illiterate, at least the world can benefit from your foolish statements’ dying with you.
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