New England grapples with another icy start to the day with the temperature just beginning to inch above freezing. Drivers are facing slippery conditions due to black ice, and the Boston trains are running late. As usual. But that's not the story for me.
It is the Boston Globe's reporting:
Quote:
Orange Line commuters are facing “minor’’ delays during the Wednesday morning commute while drivers across Greater Boston are black ice has formed overnight, creating potential dangerous conditions on the highways.
Unquote.
Looks like a Globe keyboard slipped on the black ice too.
I had to read that sentence a few times to ensure that I was not losing my marbles. I think it is time to administer the TOEFL (that's the Test of English as a Foreign Language) even to so-called native speakers of the English language.
My next source of entertainment: watching to see if the staff at the Globe will ever fix the above sentence on their website!
It is the Boston Globe's reporting:
Quote:
Orange Line commuters are facing “minor’’ delays during the Wednesday morning commute while drivers across Greater Boston are black ice has formed overnight, creating potential dangerous conditions on the highways.
Unquote.
Looks like a Globe keyboard slipped on the black ice too.
I had to read that sentence a few times to ensure that I was not losing my marbles. I think it is time to administer the TOEFL (that's the Test of English as a Foreign Language) even to so-called native speakers of the English language.
My next source of entertainment: watching to see if the staff at the Globe will ever fix the above sentence on their website!
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