–> If I hear one more politician utter these words – “climate change represents an existential threat” i’m going to lose it. Of course, I am truly encouraged to see the issue and peril of climate change taking center stage in the national political discourse. I felt real dread when Vice recently used an eerie visual of […]
Hurricane Florence Advisory #44 National Hurricane Center Advisory 44 Taken From (9/10/18) http://weather.gov/twitter The “primary official Twitter account for the National Hurricane Center, focusing on the Atlantic basin. When I unpack the language, focusing on the interested general public as the reader: What I come up with: The risk to life and property from Hurricane Florence […]
Task: still working to clarify the NYCDOHMH explanation “How Does Ebola Spread” from the previous post.Let’s tackle the statement explaining when someone is contagious. “People only become contagious after they begin to have symptoms, such as fever.”[Revision goal: explain the distinction between when a person is contagious and when they are not] You can only get […]
Another Installment of Language Acting Badly Those of us who’ve signed up to receive text alerts from the impressive NYC system Notify NYC, know we open ourselves up to a wide range of warnings, notices, and concerning information that can intrude at any time day or night. (Let’s not go there)Some days a “Silver Alert” […]
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