"Derail"
Apparently the world of international politcs and business is made up of a huge network of railroads, because journalists just won't shut up about this agreement or that plan being "derailed". I don't say my plans for lunch have been derailed because I left my wallet at home - nobody but journalists use this word.
"Pound"
Warplanes may attack, target, hit, bomb or engange targets. They do not "pound" them. Neither does artillery. It shells, or even flattens. "Pounding" is what you do with your head and a wall when you have to read this shit day in and day out.
What do you mean, "unoriginal"? Phrases and the stupid words they are made of are neccessary tools of cultural politics, abstract sets with which to filter reality according to the wishes of those who are fairly sure that their readers cannot read between the lines they are being fed.
Derail :
2. To come or bring to a sudden halt: a campaign derailed by lack of funds; a policy that derailed under the new administration.
pound :
4. To assault with heavy gunfire.
Looks fine to me...
>>3
I think it was Karl Kraus who said that a culture's death is indicated by its phrases becoming its reality.
>>3
I am not saying the usage is incorrect, I am saying it is massively overused in media compared to the normal world.
That's prolly because disasters and accidents are bread and butter for sensationalistic journalists. Those words sound like gold to their ears. :)
Currently, I'd vote the two most overused words to be WMD and terrorist.
A sign of the times.
Yeah, but those are just signs of times, so they're dumb in another way. Words like "derail" and "pound" have nothing to do with current events, they are just words that journalists see other journalists use and copy.
When I hear "derail", I think of an online discussion board.
When I hear "pound", I think of a Priest.
>>9 is the winner. I roffled.
Derail = switched away from railgun
Pound = #
That's octothorpe thou heathen! ^________^
# - That's a Hash.
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