— Musings —05.07.2012 02:57 PM
Perhaps they had to shut it down because they don’t know what “fulsome” means
One dictionary: Complimentary or flattering to an excessive degree: “they are almost embarrassingly fulsome in their appreciation.” It also means “copious.”
That’s probably not what she meant in her memo. But when the boss to the writers doesn’t know what a word means, it perhaps indicates the wrong people are getting the hook.
Quote unquote:
A useful example of the proper meaning of “fulsome”
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/04/20/remembering-meighen
Yeah, ever since the dry-witted Mulroney / Schreiber Inquiry lawyer Richard Wolson accused the former of “being less than fulsome with the truth” lots of pretentious politicians & media types have been misusing that word.
http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/635231
Too bad Postmedia appears to be going the way of Sun News – stripping back to nearly all columnists & pundits & very few actual news gatherers.
I dunno WK. I think this is a stretch. They’re saying they’re dropping their wire so they can direct more resources to deepening the stories they’re telling; instead of briefing touching on many, they’ll focus on a few.
In the immortal words of Indigo Montoya – “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. “
Goofy memo, but the reasons behind the move are sound.