Uh-oh…it’s ba-a-a-a-a-a-a-ack.
Writing by treason on Tuesday, 25 of July , 2006 at 5:52 pm
I was just saying that I could depend on Bill Buckley for words one rarely sees in print and never hears. And I appreciate that. What I don’t appreciate is when a word catches fire in the press and is repeated endlessly for weeks.
A word that reared its ugly head back when the Danish cartoon flap started flappin’ is back. So annoyed by the media’s overusage of the word was I that I went on a blogging rampage and spent days on a series entitled: “The Grapes of Wrath Are Fomenting.”
Yes, it’s true. “Fomenting” is back with a vengeance. And who’s all fomented this time? Hezbollah. There’s a whole lot of fomenting going on. The Middle East has been fomenting for quite a while, dontcha know, and this whole Israel/Lebanese thing has been all a-foment for…well, ever.
There is just something about this word that’s rubbing me the wrong way. I beseech the MSM to find a new word before my head explodes. I beg. I implore. Find a substitute for “foment” before it’s too late.
Try “stir up” or “provoke.” “Fuel” or “incite.” “Agitate.” Or one I’m feeling right now…how ’bout “aggravate,” huh? Would that work for ya? Would it? WOULD IT????
Category: Uncategorized
- Add this post to
- Del.icio.us -
- Digg -
No comments yet.
Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.
