Age-Old Questions

 I know we're not supposed to assume anything but this kind of note in an obit drives me crazy (aside from the weird present tense in the last sentence.) Do we really wonder why a 96-year-old has died? And no, I don't know where I'd draw the line on this question.

Kevin McCarthy was 96.
Cape Cod Hospital spokesman Dave Riley says McCarthy died Saturday morning. He won't reveal the cause of death.

Hire Some Editors

I may have said this before.

I have never seen this "concerned for" construction and hope to never again.

Rodrigues' sister laid into the media on Friday, upset that her family is being portrayed as the cause of the accident and not being concerned for.

And speaking of sports: another F! The second web site to drop an F recently and embarrass itself.

Guess the Meaning

Low Scores Dot Course Before 
Hurricane’s Edge Visits Deutsche Bank

What? a headline is supposed to inform, though I suppose there's a counterargument that says if it's bad enough to make you go read the story, that works, too. In this case, the headline referred to golfers in a tournament sponsored by a bank were recording low scores as the hurricane approached.

But the Times' head made mine ache.

Tidbits

Jon Winokur offers up a list of the best books for writers.

And the Chicago Manual of Style makes some changes.

Just in Time for School