Tuesday, September 13, 2011

The Question Must Simply Be Rephrased

I’m sure I speak for many Americans when I say that those being asked to sing “The Star Spangled Banner” at televised sporting events must simply have the question posed to them not as:

Are you available to sing our nation anthem on (insert date and stadium here)?

but rather:

Before discussing dates and venues, we must ask: are you physically capable of singing the words and music to our national anthem and can we obtain a solemn promise from you that you will resist the urge to rewrite the song while performing it into something more to your liking?

I think our problem arises simply from a poorly worded question.

BILL

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