Famous last words
by henrycopeland
Monday, October 20th, 2008
Monday, October 20th, 2008
Laura Collins’ profile of Arianna Huffington in the New Yorker included this wonderful oxymoron: “The site has been a triumph. Since the launch, Huffington and Lerer have raised eleven million dollars.”
In people-speak, “raising eleven million dollars” means “spending” eleven million dollars more than you’ve made.