Crimes Against Vocabulary
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gnomiThis morning, I was listening to the radio, and the newscaster said that the jury "lowered the gauntlet" on Ted Stevens.
I'd hoped this was an isolated slip of the tongue (combining lowered the boom and threw the gauntlet), but, no, this usage is spread more widely*.
The problem? I'm now picturing Ted Stevens with a gauntlet on his head.
*If you are wondering about the -discount in that search, it is due to Amazon apparently discounting a game called The Gauntlet, and so a page talking about the lowering of the price popped up and messed with my numbers.
I'd hoped this was an isolated slip of the tongue (combining lowered the boom and threw the gauntlet), but, no, this usage is spread more widely*.
The problem? I'm now picturing Ted Stevens with a gauntlet on his head.
*If you are wondering about the -discount in that search, it is due to Amazon apparently discounting a game called The Gauntlet, and so a page talking about the lowering of the price popped up and messed with my numbers.
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Date: 2008-10-28 04:49 pm (UTC)How the heck do things like that take off? I mean, I know every idiom has to start somewhere, but...
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Date: 2008-10-28 06:06 pm (UTC)