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01-21-2008, 08:16 AM | #11 |
Doctor Wtf
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Location: Badelaide, Baustralia
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FUELING
This one has been building for a while, TV reporters using fueling when it isn't appropriate. Recent examples: * "The fire was fueled by strong winds". No, it was fueled by all the dead wood and grass lying about. The winds were fanning, driving, or maybe even powering it. * "A massive overflow from the dam is fueling the flood". Great! Now water is a fuel source! Screw you, OPEC, screeeewwwww yyyooouuuuuu!!!!! * "The stock market rose, fueled by bargain hunting." There is a fuzzy line between being appropriately precise and being an anally retentive jerk. I believe it is context-dependent; in ordinary conversation these would be alright, but as the scripted utterances of professionals, I don't think they belong.
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