tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post331205045890766876..comments2024-03-27T20:34:09.464+01:00Comments on zmkc: Words and Phrases that Make Someone Else Grind Their Teethzmkchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-25700835588126319402011-03-05T22:21:48.339+01:002011-03-05T22:21:48.339+01:00And 'rain event' and 'flood event'...And 'rain event' and 'flood event'. I don't think they've used 'earthquake event' yet in Christchurch, although I haven't been paying close attention.zmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-87821857558959041192011-03-05T07:42:03.290+01:002011-03-05T07:42:03.290+01:00i also find irritating the australian media's ...i also find irritating the australian media's use of the term 'weather event' in reference to the recent flooding in queensland.Anna Higgiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00467097286976821009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-21438295123350633172011-03-03T22:28:32.181+01:002011-03-03T22:28:32.181+01:00I look forward to many 'free and frank discuss...I look forward to many 'free and frank discussions' with you both - which I hope will never escalate to 'a frank exchange of views'. <br />And, yes, Chris, I think it did until recently function as 'more of a wall' - what a great phrase.zmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-89390362814150161642011-03-03T17:39:23.036+01:002011-03-03T17:39:23.036+01:00It is interesting, though ... In current usage, it...It is interesting, though ... In current usage, it does seem a bland word, as in "It is unacceptable for you to chew with your mouth open, young man." But I wonder if, originally, or at, least formerly, the word had more intensity -- more of the feel of a wall; of taking a stannd;of closing off to something. It almost seems if it is used more now to mean "inapproriate." But, popular usage is everything, I guess.Chris Matarazzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17885109959459471509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-18510449921598688582011-03-03T01:41:57.178+01:002011-03-03T01:41:57.178+01:00The language of diplomacy is necessarily bland. &q...The language of diplomacy is necessarily bland. "Views with concern" is an old favorite, isn't it? One saves the ringing declarations--day of infamy, unconditional surrender, etc.--for when war has superseded diplomacy.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14819154529261482038noreply@blogger.com