Epicentres Galore!

Pedants fume, and furious seethe with rage, And lexis surrender shall in age, Media always misuse Commoners to confuse, Quiver not nor shake, quake ‘tis on page! ________________________________________________________ Yea, epicentre sounds a bit grander than just centre. But is used only in context of earth-quakes—the point on the earth above the spot quaking, from epi (Greek) , meaning over or above. But media prefer epicentre in all contexts— political, social, economic, any. Pedants and classicists and seismologists may quake with anger, or boil with rage for all they care. Yet, dictionaries will ultimately capitulate and compromise. Granted, media have their deadlines to catch and have no time to be precise. ________________________________________________________________ - Ways of words | 06.05.14 |