If only people said what they mean. Yeah, you guessed it; today’s rant is not about mugging. Whilst that is a pretty crappy thing to do, I thought it was duty to bring to the public’s attention a growing problem, that of not saying what you mean. I think it must have started with politicians and their massaging of the facts. I’m pretty sure that businessmen were close to the start as well, with their “not so accurate” product descriptions. But it seems that a watered down form is encroaching upon our lives. Quite often people will just say things that are ambiguous when there is no need to be unclear, clarification is an extra step in the conversation thanks to these people who are poorly equipped to converse. But the main offender has to be the adjective. Sure, adjectives are handy; they make nouns much less dull. I feel sorry for the languages around the world that do not have adjectives, how dull their sentences must be. One could even say they are the spice of life, but that would be going to far. Lets just say they are better than not. Anyway, adjectives. Yes, a few are fine, but there seems to be an increasing trend of using copious adjectives, completely changing the meaning of the noun. The poor noun is being bastardised unwillingly by its adjective oppressors. Too long has this underdog been the victim of adjective overuse. And I for one am willing to stand up to this tirade of noun abuse. Who is with me?