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It's just one of the douchey affectations that make The New Yorker such an unpleasant publication to read.
by fmajid 8y ago
It's just one of the douchey affectations that make The New Yorker such an unpleasant publication to read.
- CamperBob2 8y agoI don't see what's "douchey" about it, but it's certainly a pointless affectation with no sound basis in modern usage. The New York journalism establishment seems to be into those for some reason. My favorite is when the NYT -- uh, make that N.Y.T. -- writes acronyms like F.B.I. and I.B.M. with periods that even the institutions themselves don't use. Some kind of obscure orthographical virtue signal, I guess.