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Wednesday, July 18, 2007 12:00 AM

I hate buzzwords! It's not "carbon," it's "carbon dioxide"

And what about these stupid yellow ribbons everywhere? I hate that too!
By Cary Tennis

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  • Tuesday, July 17, 2007 06:41 PM

    Get over it

    Methane is a green-house gas of importance, and methane is also carbon-based, so it makes sense to call it a carbon problem.

    Here is my ignorance-based pet peeve, I will post it here instead of write a letter:

    "Steep learning curve"

    A learning curve is not something you climb. It is an X-Y relationship between time spent learning and the amount learned in that time. A steep learning curve means you lear a lot in a short amount of time. Guess what: this is desirable, it is good if you can learn a lot in a short amount of time! A steep learning curve is good! It is not something you climb!

    —FredRated Read FredRated's other letters

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