Are speed reading classes a waste of time? Not if you want to skim instead of read. This is part of a complete episode.
A caller was taught that peruse means to examine closely and carefully, but increasingly hears people use it to mean skim quickly. This is part of a complete episode.
sausage boom n.— «The absorbent pads and a double sausage boom skim what fuel oil contamination finds its way to the surface.» —“Cleanup OK may be near” by Bradford L. Miner Worcester Telegram &...