"Some modern travellers still pretend to find Acephalous people in America." Ephraim Chambers, Cyclopædia; or, an universal dictionary of arts and sciences, 1753
**Because I'm still unpacking, still have papers to grade, still have essays to revise, and my parents are in town. New and exciting material will be posted shortly.
Look forward to your return. Meanwhile, this headline is about the best case that can be made for the vague journalistic sense of the preposition "in". Perhaps the tumble constitutes the bear attack; perhaps it is due to the bear attack. Using "in" means not having to say.
Posted by: Vance Maverick | Friday, 07 August 2009 at 11:27 PM