Brandon's Blog

1/3/2008

Wordsmithery

I enjoyed this list, simply because it pointed out the obscene overuse of “a perfect storm.”

Although, in my experience it is used to describe any type of significant confluence, not just coincidences.  Such as, it’s “a perfect storm” of candidates arriving in Iowa, or something.

I have a gripe with the gripe about “decimate,” which certainly has meaning beyond mathematic use.

Huckabee leading in Iowa is strange, but I’m fine with him leading the way for the GOP.  A Huckabee-Obama showdown might be useful to the country.  Glad to see Ms. Clinton is having a bit of trouble.