September Downing @SeptD

Asst. city editor in San Antonio. Mizzou grad; mother; NFL fan; will post interesting bits of info I see or retweet interesting stories expressnews.com San Antonio, TX Joined November 2010

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The Associated Press @AP

3 weeks ago

The U.S. escalated its trade war with Canada this week, after retaliatory Canadian tariffs took effect on about $20 billion in U.S. goods. The outcome could resonate beyond Canada, showing other governments whether a smaller U.S. ally can withstand Trump’s economic pressure.

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Matt Laslo @MattLaslo

3 weeks ago

Now I get why @KenPaxtonTX wasn’t given a primetime slot…

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Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster

2 months ago

For all you fancy boys and girls who say 'fracture' instead of 'break' 'larceny' instead of 'theft' 'interrogate' instead of 'ask' You can thank the Battle of Hastings (1066). 🧵⬇️

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Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster

3 months ago

denim = ‘de Nîmes’ because they were made in the French city of Nĭmes jeans = ‘Genoa’ because they were worn by the Genoese navy khakis = Hindi word for “dust-colored, brown” JNCO = “Judge None Choose One"

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The Associated Press @AP

4 months ago

FIFA President Gianni Infantino defended the organization’s World Cup ticket prices and urged critics to “chill” after a Somali referee was denied entry to the U.S. ahead of the tournament.

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Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster

4 months ago

‘Spam,’ meaning “unsolicited usually commercial messages,” comes from Monty Python. Well, before that, ‘Spam’ was only a canned meat product. Still is. But in 1970… 🧵⬇️

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Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster

7 months ago

rough (like uff in buff) cough (like off in scoff) drought (like ow in cow) though (like o in no) thought (like aw in saw) through (like oo in woo) Enough.

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September Downing @SeptD

7 months ago

Already dreading the summer expressnews.com/san-antonio-we…

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September Downing @SeptD

7 months ago

And doing my homework means reading the full editorials that explain the reasons behind the recommendations so that I can judge how that aligns with my values.

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September Downing @SeptD

7 months ago

Stayed up to do prep work for voting tomorrow. If you’re looking for a resource, check out the Express-News primary election voter guide. It includes the recommendations from the Express-News Editorial Board, who put in the work to evaluate the candidates (I can vouch for that).

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September Downing @SeptD

7 months ago

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September Downing @SeptD

11 months ago

Madison player wins recognition #WeAreMadison expressnews.com/sports/high-sc…

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Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster

11 months ago

We knew it!!

Michi @NekoMichiUBC

12 months ago

If you're making more typos in iOS lately, you're not going crazy - it's a bug in iOS that causes the keyboard to randomly insert the wrong letter instead of what you typed.