Riposte, Demur, Satrap
Today’s newspapers carry a
story based on L K Advani’s blog post of May 31, 2012.
I have doubts if ordinary
readers will understand meanings of some words journalists used in the
narratives.
Consider these by the ToI:
Estrangement
(perhaps, in the present context, souring of relations would have
been easier)
Riposte (sharp reply)
Demurred
(objected)
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Satraps: an absolute or tyrannical ruler; autocrat or tyrant. A governor of a province under the ancient Persian
monarchy. A subordinate ruler, often a despotic one.
Can one club together Narendra Modi, and former chief ministers B S Yeddyruappa
and Vasundhararaje Scindia, as this reporter has done, if we go by this
dictionary meaning?
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Spot on, Sir. Think big sounding words, journalists presume, adds gravitas to their copy. Hope you don't mind 'grvitas' though I should have preferred 'substance'?
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