THE OVERUSED MAY 30 WORD

How many times was TRAVESTY uttered on TV, radio, or printed on-line as well as in newspapers? A correct answer: “Way too many!”?

Countless reiterations took place immediately after public declaration of former President Trump's conviction. Media guests accused the U.S. Justice Department, plus Judge Juan Merchan, for legal errors made before and throughout the New York jury trial. The issue here isn't Constitutional privilege of condemning the trial process. Instead, critics aped each other to a point of verbal tedium!

Travesty wasn’t the lone word available. Travesty certainly implies ridiculous misrepresentation or imitation of something else. In this matter interviewees referred to travesty of justice.? However, those parroting flocks might have chosen mockery, distortion, parody, fictitious, sham, bogus, or other terms.

What immoderate word will appear next? A new favorite seems to pop up quite often during media interviews. Can you predict the next correct utterance between now and Friday, June 7? Stay tuned.

The author’s eclectic career includes advisory and tactical roles aiding C-Suite leadership, newspaper and magazine ownerships and editorships plus decades of military and civilian counterterrorism experiences. ?In 1956 he formed and continues as CEO of a business crisis and reputation consulting firm, FORESEE NOW, a Preston Global extension. Mr. Preston is a national lecturer, seminar leader, and speech writer. He has taught students at seven universities.

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