Make the World a Better Place
So this dude David McCullough shows up at Boston College and delivers a commencement address. And you know how these things go, it’s all about go out and change the world, getting a B was the easy part. I dunno though, if I was sitting there in Alumni Stadium today I think I would have felt shortchanged. While graduates from other schools are entrusted to go out and end all of our wars and stuff, BC kids are implored to improve grammar.
From the globe:
He said he’s particularly troubled by the “relentless, wearisome use of words” such as like, awesome and actually.
Awesome and Actually:
Not on Our Watch