Websurfinbird
Posts: 656
Jan 7, 2010 5:04pm
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.
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.
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442310
Posts: 34
Jan 8, 2010 2:03pm
And here I thought this thread meant there was a coming of the old...
WAR Rahiem and the Old School Days!
WAR Rahiem and the Old School Days!
said_aouita
Posts: 8,532
Jan 8, 2010 2:05pm
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.
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cologino
Posts: 49
Jan 8, 2010 2:06pm
it's just you
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trackandccrunner
Posts: 1,283
Jan 8, 2010 2:21pm
This is what I thought too.442310 wrote: And here I thought this thread meant there was a coming of the old...
WAR Rahiem and the Old School Days!
WAR Rahiem and the good old days!
GOONx19
Posts: 7,147
Jan 8, 2010 2:23pm
I hereby motion to declare war on all excessive use of the word.
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
Jan 8, 2010 2:24pm
1,2,3,4, I declare a thumb contest.
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Nate
Posts: 3,949
Jan 8, 2010 2:28pm
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?
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?
Websurfinbird
Posts: 656
Jan 8, 2010 2:33pm
Maybe I do ....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?
Good point though.
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Jan 8, 2010 2:36pm
WAR war!trackandccrunner wrote:This is what I thought too.442310 wrote: And here I thought this thread meant there was a coming of the old...
WAR Rahiem and the Old School Days!
WAR Rahiem and the good old days!
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Nate
Posts: 3,949
Jan 8, 2010 3:02pm
WAR Beer
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Jan 8, 2010 3:03pm
Beer > War.