WORDKRAFTER MUSINGS: “DOGGONE”

 

 The Associated Press posted a report about a shooting in Tennessee today, November 8th , 2020 . Reading through the news item, I found a few things note-worthy about this event: 

1)     Shootings are rampart in the World and even more so in the USA . 

2)     This shooting left 8 people wounded 

3)     The shootings occurred over an argument

What was uncommon was that the argument that led to the shooting started over a Dog!

Here is the sequence of events in ‘word-motion’: DOG....ARGUMENT....GUN DRAWN...SHOOTING OCCURRED......8 PEOPLE WOUNDED

Ruminating on the story and in a lighter mood, I conjectured that these kinds of events are probably the sources of some cuss words in profuse use today!

'Dog Gun' sounds the same as ‘Doggone’ , an English word used as an adjective, adverb and a verb(Merriam-Webster)

This Associated Press article in reality tells us that virtually anything can spark unnecessary violence. DOG GUN! In these pandemic times, I pray that everyone remains calm and takea deep Breath.

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(This issue of our Blog is sponsored by 'OASIS'. Publication date December 2020.)





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




References

 

Argument over dog leads to shooting in Nashville; 8 wounded

 

https://apnews.com/article/shootings-nashville-f849679eb6cff4236aa7696eafd45356

 

Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Doggone. In Merriam-Webster.com dictionary. Retrieved November 19, 2020, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doggone

 

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