Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Today's Word Misuse

In beauty copy today, a semi-homonym switch:


Environmental stressors can wreck havoc on your skin.



"Wreak" is the word she needed.

It actually might be a good thing, to be able to wreck havoc. Once the havoc is damaged, wouldn't things get better?
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1 comment:

  1. Eclector211:48 PM

    I like the idea of wrecking havoc. It's a bad thing and should be wrecked.

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