October 26, 2005

  • That.  Just.  Drives.  Me.  Utterly.  Demented! 

    A quote of Florida governor Jeb Bush:  "That's by a factor of five or six, the amount of people who didn't
    have power with Katrina in the Gulf states region," Bush
    said.

    The AMOUNT of people?!? 

    "Amount" is a purposefully vague term of measurement, intended to be
    used for that which cannot reasonably be counted individually. 
    One serves a number of baked potatoes, but an amount of mashed potatoes.

    Human beings should never, ever be referred to as an "amount." 

Comments (5)

  • Go get em, Anne, Naomi and I  need more help from the grammar police! Some ads have given me fits too but then we get used to it. Fiddlesticks, I say!

  • I'm sure Jeb Bush is shakin' in his shoes, boy.

  • Did somebody say they had mashed potatoes?

    Oh...nevermind.

  • Here's another hurricane quote that has me boggled: " "We just never expected this!", said longtime Florida resident Sadie Q.Doe as she hauled roofing and siding from her yard.  She and her husband had elected not to evacuate ahead of Wilma."

  • Yup, that Wilma sure snuck up on 'em. ;^p

    Lemme see....Andrew blew through several years ago and did massive damage; Katrina just hit Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, causing massive damage; Rita was no walk in the park...

    Nope, can't think why anyone with three brain cells to rub together would expect damage from Wilma.

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