I know this may sound petty, but is anybody else

[ashling]

bothered when Ed says that "the right is making the case that" instead of "the right is trying to make the case that",

"he always says that the other guys are making the case that..."

To "make the case" means that they have proved their point.

He could say" making an argument" or something like that.

I know this is a small thing and somebody will use my thread to wax self-righteous about how they don't watch cable news or TV at all

it just bugs me

[MADem]

1. He's conveying a sense of urgency, sounds like. If you're bugged, that's what he wants.

An emotional reaction--a call to arms! A desire to fight back!

If it evokes a reaction from you, that's good TV in this day and age!

[pennylane100]

2. "Making" is a verb.

It indicates an ongoing process. "They are making the case" indicates that they have not yet done so. I do not see anything wrong with that but I am no grammar expert.

[MADem]

4. Yeah, fine, I go with that too.

My only point was that the presenter was creating an urgent sense to engage the viewer.

[pennylane100]

5. Sorry, I meant to link to the OP

[Cleita]

7. His mother was an English teacher I believe so maybe he

knows his syntax or is just doing that emphasis for effect.

[Owlet]

3. I agree with you.

"Making the case" says to me that someone is successfully proving their point, not that they are just providing argument to support it.

[pennylane100]

8. Well there are exceptions to your description of "Making"

When my kids were young, I would tell them that I was "Making" a cake. After I realized that the mix did not rise while in the oven and the top cake would not stay in place over the filling without the help of toothpicks, I would then tell the children that I was no longer "making" a cake and was now going to the store to buy one.

[librechik]

6. bugs me every time! glad I'm not alone!

Ed is a nitwit.

[ashling]

9. I don't think he's a nitwit, he

just does some things that bug me

"Getcher cell phones out!"