Nope! “Singular” still takes the cake. Language and tone are important, and they identify you as a close-minded true believer.

Jesus H. Christ. Take your gun worship elsewhere.

1) You could compile a similar list about most public figures;

HRC has a singular talent for political obfuscation

Ugh. Every adjunct faculty member everywhere is incensed about this famous person getting a vanity academic job.

I call bullshit on your prank being good in any way.

Not even to mention violently misogynist, in this case.

From a sociocultural perspective, I entirely agree with getting rid of “illegal alien.” But it’s worth saying, purely as a matter of language, that all of the options for replacing it are unpleasant technocratic lingo. (Still should be done, however.)

The original comment didn’t come close to saying anything like this. You really need to think about your reaction.

When a commenter could think about it for five seconds

Magary’s problem is not that Simmons is a prickly asshole. Read better.

No. “Hone” would work if you rewrite the sentence. As follows: “Let’s set aside the pure enjoyment of watching one knucklehead lob awkward, direct questions...and hone our understanding of how good a response to criticism this actually was.” That follows the meaning of “hone” you cite. “Hone in” — as in “sharpen in” —…

The phrase is “home in.” “Hone in” is a bastardization that is pretty literally without meaning. Like “under the radar screen.” Meaningless.

He (or someone) corrected this without noting it. It was originally “hone,” which is much used but nonsensical. Try the google next time:

Research would have been great, but there’s not a review board in the country that would approve it. It’s way too controversial, and by it’s very nature such research would be against the law.

Who says there was no venom? Did I miss that? Venomous snakes don’t automatically kill you.

Man, you’ve really been duped.

That is a seriously unorthodox swing. Some reverse C action going on there. Knock-down follow-through. Love it.

Also she wrote “hone in” GRRRRRRRRRRR.

I was not aware of “let me google that for you.” Awesome.