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Subject:Re: OT: A new word was invented today. From:Michael McCallister <workingwriter -at- gmail -dot- com> To:Tammy Van Boening <tammyvb -at- spectrumwritingllc -dot- com> Date:Wed, 19 Feb 2014 10:33:41 -0600
Oh, the intense pain and pressure of the 24-hour news cycle! Options off
the top of my head include:
Working to hire
Planning to hire
Expecting to hire
Desperate to hire (though "desperate" may describe the writer, not the
network)
Whatever, I really truly hope this new coinage doesn't stick!
Mike McCallister
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On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 10:24 AM, Tammy Van Boening <
tammyvb -at- spectrumwritingllc -dot- com> wrote:
> So, scrolling through some news while having breakfast today and see this
> headline:
>
> According to Sports Business Daily, the network is currently efforting the
> hiring of another analyst in the near future.
>
> Uh, "efforting?" Wow and to think that some big sportswriter got paid for
> writing this? Where on earth is the editor?
>
> Happy Hump Day. Hope everyone is surviving the weather back East.
>
> TVB
>
>
> Tammy Van Boening
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