Now we get to show how fair and balanced this blog really is.

On Friday’s show, a different “big” radio talk show host, who also has a daily television show, said (I’m paraphrasing):

“Due to political climate, it sounds to me like the school district felt it needed to error on the side of caution.”

I was aghast.  I must have heard him wrong.

Then he said it again.

I’m thinking, if you don’t know how to pronounce a word properly or, if you don’t know the meaning of a word, perhaps you should err on the side of caution, and come up with some words you do know.

Pet peeve:  Corporate Speak — especially when it spills over into the non-corporate vernacular.

Current favorite:  “reach out to.”

Like, “Have you reached out to Kevin to discuss his progress on the Smith project?”

What the heck is wrong with “Have you discussed the Smith project with Kevin?”

Or, “Have you talked to Kevin about the Smith project?”

Or, “Did you contact Kevin regarding the Smith project?”

Or, “Did you call Kevin for a review around the deadlines on the Smith project?”

Oooops.  Now I’m doing it.

Today, one of the political talk show hosts – OK, the “biggest” talk show host – said on his show, and I’m paraphrasing (except for the material parts):  “Most of the low-information voters . . . not most . . .(correcting himself) . . . the majority of the low-information voters believe that . . .”

Can someone help me with this?  Does this guy really believe “the majority” means something different from “most” in this context?  Should I assume there was some reason, other than not understanding the language, for him to correct himself?

This stuff drives me nuts.