by "Adrian Bailey" <dadge@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Apr 19, 2008 at 07:28 PM
"tinwhistler" <ozziemaland@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:6a905c8a-2870-4eeb-9f08-d2f8bdc19b02@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Apr 19, 9:57 am, Joe <useful_in...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> http://home.comcast.net/~plutarch/cliches.html
>
> Three entries on the list seem, to me, to have a little political
> spin:
>
> war on terror = [nonsense expression i.e. euphemism since war =
> terror]
Since the expression is the product of political spin, your criticism is
invalid.
> 9/11 heroes = [hyperbole] 9/11 victims
Is Joe just plain wrong here? I've always assumed that "9/11 heroes"
referred to firefighters and others who risked their lives to save
others'.
Or are there people who refer to the victims as heroes?
Adrian
