Humpty Dumpty

From the Andover Townsman, we have Judy "Sleepy" Wakefield writing about: Housing: What a difference a year makes.

"It's stabilization," local realtor J.B. Doherty said of the current local real estate scene, with which he has been involved for the past 33 years.

"There's not much appreciation if you just got into the housing market," he said. "It's more like depreciation."

It's stabilization!

There's not much appreciation!

It's more like depreciation!

All within a few sentences.

"When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean -- neither more nor less."

"The question is," said Alice, "whether you can make words mean so many different things."

"The question is," said Humpty Dumpty, "which is to be master -- that's all."