Oh, the horror

Whatever else is happening in Iraq, the journo's have inflicted a severe wound on the English language.

I have read a goodly number of books and many of them have been histories of war - and in this context, WW1.

The phrase is 'war of attrition.' Not a pleasing concept, but a concept (and practice) nonetheless. However, the journos working for (I think) primarily SKY News now say things like 'Coaltion forces will attrit the Iraqi army'

Attrit? ATTRIT?

I refuse to believe such a word exists. The war must end soon before the damage to the grammar becomes irreversible. I think it was Bill Watterson, cartoonist and writer of Calvin and Hobbes who coined the phrase, 'Verbing weirds words.'

How right he was.

Chaucer ys ynn hir grauve yspinning.

Oh, the horror

Whatever else is happening in Iraq, the journo's have inflicted a severe wound on the English language.

I have read a goodly number of books and many of them have been histories of war - and in this context, WW1.

The phrase is 'war of attrition.' Not a pleasing concept, but a concept (and practice) nonetheless. However, the journos working for (I think) primarily SKY News now say things like 'Coaltion forces will attrit the Iraqi army'

Attrit? ATTRIT?

I refuse to believe such a word exists. The war must end soon before the damage to the grammar becomes irreversible. I think it was Bill Watterson, cartoonist and writer of Calvin and Hobbes who coined the phrase, 'Verbing weirds words.'

How right he was.

Chaucer ys ynn hir grauve yspinning.