Is it just me, or is the word 'war' tossed around way too much when referring to things that have nothing to do with real battles?

For example, I work for a retail news Web site, and I cannot tell you how many press releases I read using the term "war on prices" over the past holiday shopping season. Not only did I find it ridiculous, I found it quite wrong.

When I think of the word war, I think of people on both sides giving their lives to defend their homelands and their beliefs. I think of the families who have to wonder whether or not their loved ones are going to come home.

In short I think it is a serious thing and don't like when it is tossed around to illicit an emotional response in people.

And here I thought this thread meant there was a coming of the old...


WAR Rahiem and the Old School Days!

I also don't particularly like it when a coach makes a comment about wanting an athlete/team to, "go to war" against the opponent.

it's just you

442310 wrote: And here I thought this thread meant there was a coming of the old...


WAR Rahiem and the Old School Days!

This is what I thought too.

WAR Rahiem and the good old days!

I hereby motion to declare war on all excessive use of the word.

1,2,3,4, I declare a thumb contest.

Dictionary

5. aggressive business conflict, as through severe price cutting in the same industry or any other means of undermining competitors: a fare war among airlines; a trade war between nations.
6. a struggle: a war for men's minds; a war against poverty.

There are more than 1 meaning for words. I don't have a problem with it.

It's like your name "Websurfinbird".

Do you use a surf board to "surf" the web?

Keebler wrote: Dictionary

5. aggressive business conflict, as through severe price cutting in the same industry or any other means of undermining competitors: a fare war among airlines; a trade war between nations.
6. a struggle: a war for men's minds; a war against poverty.

There are more than 1 meaning for words. I don't have a problem with it.

It's like your name "Websurfinbird".

Do you use a surf board to "surf" the web?

Maybe I do ....

Good point though.

trackandccrunner wrote:

442310 wrote: And here I thought this thread meant there was a coming of the old...


WAR Rahiem and the Old School Days!

This is what I thought too.

WAR Rahiem and the good old days!

WAR war!

WAR Beer

Beer > War.