March 28, 2016
#1661: Podium explain
[Cueball is speaking at a lectern standing on a podium.]
Cueball: The American people are tired of politics as usual.
Cueball: They’re tired of-
Cueball: Okay, brief tangent: is this thing a podium or a lectern? People say “podium” is wrong, but I also see it used that way in pretty formal contexts. Is usage just changing?
Cueball: If elected, I will get to the bottom of this for once and for all.