Present Imperfect

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Naval Lint

April 30, 2004

I just saw an online recruiting ad for the U.S. Navy that says "Kicking butt is mandatory. Taking names is optional."

Sounds a bit like "shoot first, ask questions later," doesn't it? Did the Bush Administration's PR team do a little pro bono work for the Navy? After all, they did come up with the classic "Mission Accomplished."

Written elsewhere

You can find more of the interesting word usements I structure on Apple.com.

Read my article, Better Writing Through Design, on No. 242 of A List Apart.