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The trouble with language

Having seen an especially fatuous press release about providing tap water to restaurant and bar customers from the 'Consumer Council for Water' (funny that a quango should take up the same battles as a government minister, isn't it?) I had saddled up Rosinante and was off to do battle until this piece of prose drew me up dead:

"The Consumer Council for Water was set up in 2005 to provide a strong voice for water and sewerage consumers in England and Wales".

Erm.....

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Blogger Old BE said... 10:44 am

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Blogger Old BE said... 11:16 am

They should do what I did (too late) and engage a dictionary.

What is the word for the service of removing sewerage then?  



Anonymous Anonymous said... 3:45 pm

How about ..er.. out-sourcing?  



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