Americans have fallen into a crevice of sloppiness with usage of the word “hot,” and it has nothing to do with 100-plus degree days. Indeed, “hot” has become a handy word for descriptions that don’t involve thermometers. “Hot” describes fast cars, stolen property and well-sculpted bodies…. * * * * Coming to light are precise procedures to measure “hotness” that may put the “quietus” on flippant use of the word. This could be “bubble-bursting” for many curr ...