Reader Feedback Jan. 27: Grammar police, Barack Obama, acronyms

Grammar police citations

•This is a message from a member of the grammar police. In the Thursday, Jan. 22, crossword puzzle, item 25 across says that the answer would be to the clue "one-thousandth of a liter, briefly," and the answer is "mil." Mil is an abbreviation for a thousandth of a meter, which is a measure of distance or length. If the clue had been one-thousandth of a meter, briefly, the answer would have been correct. As it now stands, one-thousandth of a liter is a milliliter, which is a measure of volume. The abbreviation is mL.

•Here's a feedback from a member of the grammar Nazis. I read Robert Brauchle's article on the Coliseum Central in the Jan. 23 paper. For homework he should be requested to look up the definition of the word homophone with respect to the berth versus birth.

President Obama's photo

Paul, Carrollton: I am sick and tired of seeing Obama's picture in your paper every day.

Editor: Whether you like his politics or not, he is the president of the United States of America. His photo will be in the newspaper just as any other elected president, regardless of political party.

Bike path story acronym

Burt, York County: There was an article on residents and bike path stuff with the board meeting, and it referenced a group called LEAD, highlighted in all capital letters. Nowhere did I see an explanation of what LEAD is.

Editor: Neither could we. It's basically a leadership group based in Williamsburg and the Historic Triangle area. The name of the group on its website is LEAD Historic Triangle and is affiliated with Lead Historic Triangle & Community Leadership Service.

Today's Feedback responses were written by Features Editor Felicia Mason.

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