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Newswriting that Annoys Me, Episode 274

From The New York Times today:

The outbreak is yet more evidence that Zimbabwe’s most fundamental public services — including water and sanitation, public schools and hospitals — are shutting down, much like the organs of a severely dehydrated cholera victim.

Am I the only person that thinks this is in poor taste?

This was written by Michael. Posted on Friday, December 12, 2008, at 4:50 pm. Filed under Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink. Follow comments here with the RSS feed. Post a comment or leave a trackback.

2 Comments

  1. dad wrote:

    OK, you’re right – poor taste. But I have to admit I snickered just a little bit…

    Saturday, December 13, 2008 at 4:17 pm | Permalink
  2. Dankoozy wrote:

    ya very poor taste. who comes up with this crap? it sounds cheesy too.

    Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at 8:43 pm | Permalink

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