the Daily Whale - 18 April 1991

Jay Scott : Daily Whale : archive : 1991-1994 : 18 April 1991

Americans think that Standard English is what Walter Cronkite speaks.

This misunderstanding can be attributed to the American ignorance of other countries. They don’t realize that “Cronkite” sounds like “Krankheit”, a German word meaning illness.

clue:

If you’re young enough, you may not realize that Walter Cronkite was a big-name TV news anchorman for two decades. He retired from CBS in 1981.

give me a clue so sweet and true