Sphere: Related ContentWell, Dear Gentle Reader(s), it didn’t take the nay-sayers much time to toss their little water balloons at President Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize.
One of the many amusements attendant on their usual divertissements, is the way they use the language.
Take this example, from the on-line presentation of TNR: from whence it comes.
Even though cited as used by Graham Greene, from whence is redundant. It’s more “green” to say “whence it comes” since the definition of whence includes from.
Save ink, bytes, paper, and energy. Learn the nuances of the language. It’s patriotic.
Oh, and congrats to President Obama for the Prize and for the very nice speech at the White House Rose Garden this morning.
Friday, October 09, 2009
From Whence?
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