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One of the pithiest posts ever to grace the 'net. Patterico, a practicing Los Angeles District Attorney, and a respected legal blogger; squares off against Jeff Goldstein, a writer, intellectual, and the web's go-to authority on intentionalism and the use (and misuse) of language and the written word to portray (and, in the hands of our wonderfully neutral media, to mangle) whatever meaning an author or speaker intended. Jeff Goldstein..

Some folks are going to hear what they want to hear. But you know what? It’s time to make them feel stupid for being stupid — not empowering their stupidity by pandering to it.

To read the post is in your best interest. Trust me on this. To read the comments for extra credit will well be worth your time.

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