“We literally had a snowstorm in April in Kansas City.”
As opposed to a figurative snowstorm?
Simply, “We had a snowstorm in April in Kansas City,” or
“We actually had a snowstorm in April in Kansas City.”
Month: March 2016
A Note to Terry Gross
Terry Gross hosts a daily radio program called Fresh Air, distributed for National Public Radio. She interviews guests for the better part of her hourly program.
After a break for news and announcements (at the half-hour mark) she says:
“If you just tuned in, my guest is . . .”
Does this mean that if you’ve already been listening her guest is someone else?
Perhaps this malapropism is her trademark, and she doesn’t want to change it?