No, not of the United States of America. Other blogs can cover that. And David Letterman seems to be having a good time roasting the man; my help there isn’t necessary. But college presidents can also do some heavyweight damage to the English language, especially at Commencement — here’s two from about 11 years ago:
“We are truly on the cusp of a new paradigm”
“Graduates, at the conclusion of this ceremony, you will enter the world of today.”
Weren’t they just?
And I have to ask — What, exactly, are the infamous “rights and responsibilities thereunto pertaining”?
