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March 24th, 2008

Bartender, give me a G&T…

Posted by: The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly Editor
Tags: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, ,

Indonesia left deep imprint on Obama family

obama-200.jpg“She could enjoy a G&T and a good argument,” said McGlynn.

In this article about Barak Obama and his mother during their time in Indonesia, the writer quotes John McGlynn as saying “She could enjoy a G&T and a good argument.” I think it would have been appropriate to explain what is meant by G&T. Is it “give and take” as in a discussion or,  perhaps, “gin and tonic”?

A good general rule is “Always DYA (define your acronyms)”.

J.F.W.

Yes, we meant gin and tonic, and we should have made that clear: GBU Editor

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