Our Morning Roundup
Prince of Petworth notes a city perennial: bodega owners vs. loiterers.
And Now, Anacostia looks at changes to the Great Streets Initiative for MLK Ave.
The Examiner reports that the National Aquarium may have to actually pay rent. While this may prove deadly for the troubled space, there is one positive–the story informs local readers that D.C. actually has an aquarium.
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January 3rd, 2008 at 11:24 am
“The Examiner reports that the National Aquarium may have to actually pay rent.”
Split infinitives? This paper is going downhill in a hurry…
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:41 am
There’s nothing ungrammatical about split infinitives…
http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutgrammar/splitinfinitives
Sloppy style if it were in the actual paper, maybe, but in a blog post? C’mon.
January 3rd, 2008 at 1:25 pm
The aquarium web site doesn’t exactly inspire confidence. It looks like a tourist attraction with a death wish.
January 3rd, 2008 at 2:46 pm
I agree. I was an editor and a reporter. Split infinitives are fine, and they are fine for the actual paper as well. You Oxford types are going to have us talking like Yoda.