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Despite the images, the media has so far failed to produce a word or phrase to adequately describe the oil pouring into the Gulf. LOE tracks the flow of words that try to capture the disaster ? and invites your suggestions for le mot juste.
The BP oil disaster is a failure of technology and lexicology. The words that we use to describe the Gulf of Mexico disaster don’t begin to define the scope of the catastrophe. Is it a spill? A gusher? Host Jeff Young tracks the flow of words with Paul Payak from the Global Language Monitor.