Sunday, September 13, 2009

center on/center around

Whenever someone tells me something "centers around" anything, I want to pull my hair out. Think about it, folks. How the heck can something center "around" anything?

You can center a picture on the wall, for example. For that matter, you can pretty much find the center on just about anything. How, then, can you possibly find the center around something? It hurts my head to even try to come up with an answer. These two words don't even seem to go well together.

Long story short, your speech "centered on" a specific topic. Your primary interest "centers on" something. Get the picture?

I sure hope you all realize how lucky you are I'm here. How did you live without me?

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