Show 'wstewaisfoffi'rewwa " te wi Hf Page 16— The Herald Journal Logan Utah Wednesday April 10 1996 Court of Peeves Irks & Crotchets is in session ‘ Injunction against new record is sympathetically denied By James J Wheaton 316 (1819) “A thing may be necessary very necessary absolutelyr 1 Kilpatrick If the clerk will call up a complaint from Treb Courie of Clemson SC the April assizes of the Court of Peeves Irks & Crotchets will begin The plaintiff asks an injunction against “new record” e£i The injunction will be denied but it will be sympathetically denied On the face of it “new record” is a redundancy and the court generally frowns upon redundancy Good writers abide by Professor Will Strunk’s famous Rule 17: “Omit needless words! Vigorous writing is a con- cise A sentence should contain no unnecessary words a paragraph no unnecessary sentences for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts” The plaintiff offers in evidence “Emmitt Smith set a new record for touchdowns” and he argues persuasively that no one can set an old record In that sentence “new” is an unnecessary word True but the court recalls the wisdom of Chief Justice John Marshall in M’Culloch v Maryland 4 Care A more common option according to the status report is the licensed family :hild care home — care in the residence of the provider The 1995 report listed 160 licensed family child care A home may care for a maximum of six chiled Advantages are small group all child’s primary teachers “If you have a good provider m your child loves being there” Bissonette said “When both parents and providers work together for the child it’s a very supportive situation” may result in a loss of privacy and which is sometimes hard to -- slvj!fcMre tvsileble of care may be a consideration $50-12- report “Fees are very im tant but they should not be tl first tor Bissonette said want to have your baby in a safe place” And the only way you can determine the safety of a child care setting is to visit it yourself Bissonette recommends that after you conduct phone screenings (see sidebar ror suggested questions to ask) set up an appointment with a couple of fac-"Y-ou providers If possible visit when other children are there so you can witness interactions Check out the surroundings ig particular attention to ana the level of stimulation tble to your child “Is the setting pleasant? Would you want to stay there eight or plus hours?” Bissonette said When evaluating the provider E‘ she recommends considering these questions: “Does it look like the provider really enjoys children? Is this person nurturing sensitive respectful? Does she answer cries quickly and kneel down to speak to children on their level? “Just in general look for what you would do with a friend — it Is the same idea” she continued Just as important as the relationship with child and provider is the relationship with parent and “You want to get Erovider off the object" Bissonette said "You want a situ- ation where the child care provider becomes part of your family You always need to feel you can talk over certain situa- tions" A good care provider will encourage unannounced visits by Ask Continued from Pape IS How much training has your In tarty childhood dovulopmtnt? Do they have CPR training? staff received Femffy ChM Cars Noma Art you lictnstd? For how marychtton? What art your hors? What is your yearty schedule? What do you charge? Art htu miss it is rather a near hit Fred Jones of Niceville Fla seeks an injunction against the imprecise use of “hard” “mad” and “love” He is irked by “This test is hard” by “Sue is mad at Bob” and by “He loves the way his car handles” The injunction will be denied The challenged uses have been around for cen- turies The Oxford English Dictionary notes that “hard” has been employed in the sense of “difficult” since the Nth century In the 17th century Izaak Walton found it “a harder matter to catch a trout than a chub” People who are angry have been “mad” at one another since 1330 One of Chaucer’s pilgrims “loved better the taveme than the shoppe” the lexicographers remark that neither phrase makes logical sense but what else is new? That’s the English language for you The OED sniffs that the use of “love” in the sense of “to have a strong liking for” is in the Unit Cl 986 Universal Press Syndfcele Your local cache valley Sears 119 E 1400 N Pinecrest Mall 753-377- 0 Hours ioam-7p- ri Sat 9am-6p- Sun m m nam-4p- m 44999 wr Sovo MOO Extra capacity pka washer iinaad motor 34999 60 Son largo capacity Extra electric dryar12 cycles 5 temperatures Also consider the provider’s find Other arrangements may be for parents as may be location and cost Child care coats vary 0 a greatly ranging from week according to the status e! should have your child's best interest in mind — just as much as you do Yet a good provider win realize that parents are the care providers promise long-terarrangements Some people choose to have care (a nanny) which may be less disruptive to the child but uvea or mends- fiddle-faddl- Look for someone who will size and family atmosphere one disadvantage is that not all funily child care homes may have structured activities or a wide variety Nor can Half a dozen plaintiffs have filed a motion to every “vulgarism” William P Endicott of Hansvilk Wash seeks an order against the use of “telephone pole” as in “The Ferrari ran into a telephone pole” The order will be firmly entered What the Ferrari hit was more probably a utility pole Let us not needlessly associate telephone companies with roadside collisions The companies are not to blame Mary Bruce of Lenoir NC requests a ruling on idiom: Is it “ever so often” or “every so familiar a often”? It’s both The choice depends mi the frequency being expressed If we go out to dinner ever so often we go frequently If we go every so often we go only occasionally William and Mary Morris If two tankers or two airliners nearly miss a collision a fair inference is that the objects collided Such an incident cannot be a near Well communicate with you the day’s events letting you know exactly what your child ate how long lie slept and so on A good provider dren including no more than two children under age 2 of materials ss The court will invoke a doctrine known to appellate courts as “harmless error” In the cited sentence yes the “or not” could be omitted It is a redundancy but it is harmless redundancy In spoken English the “or not” sharpens the idea of alternatives in written English the idea may be clear enough without it In some constructions of course the “or not” is indispensable “Whether you like it or not you’re going to clean your room!” A useful practice is first to try a sentence using only “whether” If the sentence seems incomplete throw in “or not” and forget it the parents “If they have a problem with that that should be a red flag” Bissonette said homes in Cache County with er hitting a record every day or so the redundant “new record” gives point to the Dick Van Pelt of Boulder Colo asks for a declaratory judgment on “whether” as in “We haven’t decided whether or not to go” Isn’t the “or not” redundant? Mon-F- slots for 884 children state-licens- The word “new” in “new record” is not wholly unnecessary it is merely mildly unnecessary and when the stock market is 'Fees are very important but they should not be the first factor Bissonette said ‘ You want to have your baby in a safe place Continued fhtm Page 15 u or indispensably necessary ed States “a frequent vulgarism” The court will agree with the petitioner that it to say that a test is may be better in formal writing difficult Sue is angry and Joe likes his Corvette but we can get carried away by a worship of precision Semantic choices depend upon context mood audience and cadence among other things This court is not prepared to enjoin informality or even enjoin “near miss” This injunction will be hopelessly granted We are not dealing here with redundancy we are dealing with nonsense but “near miss” is so deeply entrenched in idiomatic usage that it will neverbe dislodged A year ago Knight-Riddreported that between incidents” had 1989 and 1993 “seven near-mioccurred in San Francisco Bay Air traffic comptrollers often report “near misses” in the air oreT for the d 01 IkH s Having a structured environ- ment is what Richclle Andersen Logan likes best about the care her daughter Taylor receives “We like that she has a sched- ule for the children and it's always really consistent Taylor always knows what her day is going to be like” Andersen sud After selecting a provider draw a detailed contract “The less questions you have left unanswered the easier it’s going to KenmoroT i m we m BrsjRise 19999 37999 isEm sar" O 99J9V Sovo 170 flSOI tttoo aisclrtc wnpo SoVctoonln0 0¥0ti Doctronte etoefc Mmot IMn remote IV wNh Sines Sound tor ooraMent volume leveM SmarfPIctoroP rere Wte Wte see wits M on SMtsCtag HIM ysr lMcutr' POIS refrigerator with VtSHrMi AQpJaQEJiw door bins with goSon storage Itotncrispers and meat drawer tor separate meal storing temperaforel be” Bissonette said The contract should address everything from hours and pay schedule to discipline and what food and supplies are offered Finally once the decision has been made take steps to case your child into the new arrangement You may want to have a trial period of a few weeks When taking the child to the provider you may at first want to stay an hour or two Or visit peri- i run s i SMS mi i odically during the day But never sneak away Bissonette said because that can make your child more anxious Owr 90 ralwl CltAFTXMflll Instead “Kiss your child say goodbye and make your exit That method is very direct and the child knows what's going on” Be a responsible parent by voicing concerns to your provider as they arise and informing your provider about changes in sched ule Show your appreciation Promote the care-givipartnership by talking respectfully about your provider in front of your children Throughout it all while it may be difficult to have to leave your child Bissonette says to remem- 751 SO 19999 Rr Save 30 ng IIOPps-Letedric- i Sh wash brush standard wand g is ber this: "If the good children do well ia child care-givin- care” Anyone who has questions or needs help finding child care can call Child and Family Focus at 2 or 797-155- any extra teas? 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