By Paul Yeager, author of Literally, the Best Language Book Ever and Weather Whys: Facts, Myths, and Oddities
Twice today, during two different football games, I heard an announcer say about a player who fumbles often: “He has ball-security issues.” Twice!
If you need further proof that we’ve become afraid to simply state what we mean in a simple, direct fashion, then I don’t know what to say.
I’m trying to imagine football announcers of the 1970s saying that a player who fumbles often has ball-security issues; having a hard time imagining it. Ball security issues!
