Opinion: It’s going to be a Rockin’ 4th

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We’re proud to help sponsor Westfield Rocks the 4th, the annual Independence Day celebration in Asa Bales Park. Westfield says it’s the largest community gathering for the city, and there’s no wondering why. This marks the fifth year of the continually evolving and growing event. The city tells us this year’s Headliner’s Car Show is anticipated to double in size, the Kids Area will continue to add new activities to the live entertainment and rock-climbing wall brought in last year and the fireworks display is predicted to be bigger and better than ever. Musical guests will be announced soon and Current will keep you posted. With live music, the best of festival food, marketplace vendors, and The Mill Tavern’s beverage garden, why not make Westfield Rocks the 4th your destination? A slice of Americana with a side of entertainment and activities is the perfect way to spend your holiday and the observance of our nation’s independence.

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One of us is a former word guy, having spent the vast majority of his newspaper career on the news side of the business. He was a reporter, then an editor and lastly a department head. So, when The Associated Press tweeted last week that its new stylebook would allow the use of “over” when meaning “more than” or “during,” we both shuddered. This is simply the continuing degradation of grammar in America. In general, our countrymen comprise a lazy lot with respect to English usage, so Americans typically say, “It’s over $100,” when they mean, “It’s more than $100.” How about “over the weekend”? It should be “during the weekend,” Over is a spatial term, plain and simple. This, however, is a war we will not win – except with respect to its use in your newspaper. Otherwise, and succinctly stated, we’re over it.


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