Gail Collins (“My Boyfriend’s Back”, op-ed in the NYT, July 8th) wanted an abstract noun, and pressed an adjective into service: We have been dealing with a lot of imperfect apologies recently, but this one [from Levi Johnston, ex-boyfriend of Bristol Palin, daughter of Sarah] hits a new level of unsatisfactory. The common template — … Continue reading Short shot #49: noun that adjective!