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Language on the tongue and reads like gibberish on paper.Īnd prayers” has reached that full semantic saturation.Ĭatchphrase has gone from being a sincere expression of condolence to beingĪlmost laughable. It becomes something ridiculous, a jumble of letters that feels like a foreign Phenomenon in which a word or phrase is repeated so often it loses its meaning. The term “semantic saturation” is used describe the But hey, we have to “do something”, so we are ThingsĬould change if those in government had the will, but often influential political People demand to know what can be done to prevent such things from happening. When tragedies like shootings, bombings or any horrific acts of terror occur, But if they are notĪccompanied by actions, the words seem meaningless and hollow. This phrase has been popularized recently by politicians and public officials offering condolences after any publicly notable event such as a deadly natural disaster or after the mass shootings and acts of terror that have plagued our world in the last couple of decades. I’m referring to the oft used expression, “Thoughts and Prayers.” But sadly, these good sentiments are often conveyed in an idiom that has become somewhat hackneyed. When we are grieving, it is good to know that someone is thinking of you and even praying for you.
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