Looking Askance at a TV Host's Squint

     Watching Chris Matthews on MSNBC, I noticed the eyes of the "Hardball" host narrow as he introduces a video, wanting to see the video himself and thinking he'll see it better if he squints.

     Then it occurred to me, the utterance of the word "squint" has its own squint within it.  

     The mouth is imitating the eye movements of a squint as one utters the word "squint."  Just as the eyes narrowing help bring the screen into sharper focus for the near-sighted, the lips tighten into a smaller, tense pursing as one utters the sounds of [skwihnt]. 

     I only wish Matthews would wait when he says, "Let's watch this," until the camera is off him and onto the video before he begins his squint.   Squinting is unbecoming to an anchor/host!