Saturday 29 July 2006

Dribble

I heard this on the radio today, and then found the quote in a newspaper - "any resolution should provide a framework for the cessation of hostilities on a urgent basis and mandating a multinational force."

What on earth does that mean? The ABC of course was playing it as the main story, probably because they think it means something. To me, it provides at least half a dozen words for a good game of 'wank word bingo'.

I mean, who the hell comes up with this kind of dribble, and who pays any attention to it? I guess it is just the kind of thing that the readers of The Age and the The Guardian want to hear - something meaningless that sounds very deep and meaningful. Of course it involves the UN.

Butchering the English language like this should be a hanging offense.

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