Language, never forget, is more fashion than science, and matters of usage, spelling, and pronunciation tend to wander around like hemlines. – Bill Bryson, The Mother Tongue: English & How It Got That Way, 1990
Nobody with an IQ higher than emergency-room temperature could ever believe that death panels would be appointed to nudge the elderly toward euthanasia. Yet for idle entertainment, its hard to beat Sarah Palins ignorant nattering on the subject. – Carl Hiaasen