It’s about time. Capri pants have been around for more than 60 years, but they’re just now becoming the fashionable thing for guys.
It’s time to shave those ankles and jump on this trend if you want to be ahead of the curve. You don’t want to show up at the sports bar for a football game and see that your buddy Steve already has those cute red capris you’ve had your eye on.
Looking ahead to 2009, experts say the hot items for men are expected to be camisoles and bustiers.
It’s time to update your dictionary. Merriam-Webster has added about 100 new words and phrases.
Among the additions is mondegreen, a word for lyrics people often hear wrong, such as “‘Scuse me while I kiss this guy,” or “Hold me closer, Tony Danza.” Bob Dylan finally has the perfect name for a box set.
An analyst showed the power of words when he downgraded Boeing’s stock, making it tank just before a stock incentive plan for workers kicked in. Richard Safran’s rating probably cost a lot of people about $1,200 each.
Workers have several words for Safran that were already in the dictionary. We just can’t print them here.
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