Tuesday, 3 May 2011 09:38 am
Comically Ambiguous Wording Alert (CAWA)
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deckardcanineIn today's "Baggage Check" column, Dr. Andrea Bonior writes this:
Indeed, introverts of the world get a bad rap. In movies, they're usually shoving their glasses up their nose....
It took me several seconds to figure out that she meant pushing the glasses from the tip of one's nose to a point closer to the eyes. I have yet to see a movie in which anyone, introvert or not, shoves eyeglasses -- or worse, a drinking glass -- into a nostril. The closest call was Roxanne.
Indeed, introverts of the world get a bad rap. In movies, they're usually shoving their glasses up their nose....
It took me several seconds to figure out that she meant pushing the glasses from the tip of one's nose to a point closer to the eyes. I have yet to see a movie in which anyone, introvert or not, shoves eyeglasses -- or worse, a drinking glass -- into a nostril. The closest call was Roxanne.