vet - 3. to appraise, verify, or check for accuracy, authenticity, validity, etc.: An expert vetted the manuscript before publication.
–verb (used without object)
I'd never heard this word until two months ago. Now John Stewart says it more often than Paris Hilton says "like...".
Apparently everyone needs to be vetted: Hilary Clinton, Sarah Palin, John McCain, Barack Obama. It's enough already. Did the media establish a cabal to use the word "vet" at least once per story?
It reminds me of the superfluous use of "deluge" during Katrina. Vet has been vetted as a $10 word for a country that doesn't have a $1.
The irony is that the media can't be trusted these days, meanwhile they're continually trying to play "gotcha" by unearthing detrimental evidence on everything from Michael Jackson to Alaska's state senator. The verbal papparazzi needs to end now.
No comments:
Post a Comment