Saturday, February 05, 2005
Errors of the nth degree
The expression “vale of tears” goes back to pious sentiments that consider life on earth to be a series of sorrows to be left behind when we go on to a better world in Heaven. It conjures up an image of a suffering traveler laboring through a valley ("vale” ) of troubles and sorrow. “Veil of tears” is poetic sounding, but it’s a mistake.
Everything you've been messing up since 6th grade. Hot.
Everything you've been messing up since 6th grade. Hot.
