Dingo the Dissident

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Sunday 23 December 2012

Thus the culture of war infects our language.

It is much easier to say
I was devastated
than to say
I am heart-broken.

1 comment:

Wofl said...

Compare also 'gob-smacked' with 'crestfallen'.